AN ANALYSIS OF THE M48 TROOP TEST FIRING DATA,
Abstract
This report is an analysis of the data from four of the tank gun firing tests conducted during the M48 Troop Test. In two of these tests (Test II and Test II Modified) one round was fired at each of five targets at unknown ranges. In the other two tests (the first and the second firings of Test 12) five rounds were fired at each of six targets at known ranges. Seventeen tanks were used for the tests, the same crews manning them throughout. A correlation between hit scores for the first two tests yielded a coefficient which is statistically non-significant. For the second two tests, correlations between scores made at different target ranges and correlations between scores made with different types of ammunition also yielded coefficients which are non-significant. Dispersions of the five-round shot groups served as scores. (Vertical dispersion and horizontal dispersion were treated separately because the two measures were found to be unrelated). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0666808
Entities
People
- Charles A. Bancroft
Organizations
- George Washington University