PROJECT TANK TRAP: A FIELD EVALUATION OF NUCLEAR TERRAIN BARRIERS

Abstract

Project TANK TRAP was conducted to determine the capability of selected tactical vehicles to traverse craters typical of those which could be produced with Atomic Demolition Munitions (ADM). The vehicles included in the test program were the M-60 Tank, M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier, and an articulated two-unit general purpose vehicle called the POLECAT. Trafficability testing of these vehicles was performed in the SCOOTER crater, the JANGLE U crater, and Pre-SCHOONER BRAVO crater.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693817

Entities

People

  • Bernard C. Hughes
  • Roger Paul
  • William L. Harrison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Atomic Demolition Munitions
  • Data Analysis
  • Demolition
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Internal Friction
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Shallow Depth
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Test Vehicles
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.