A METHODOLOGY FOR CHOOSING THE BEST CALIBER FOR A LIGHT INFANTRY MACHINEGUN.

Abstract

The best caliber is taken to be that one which yields the greatest effective range under constraints on weapon recoil energy and system weight. For bullets and guns having a particular configuration, relationships are developed which express these constraints. Semi-empirical expressions for recoil energy and system weight are obtained as functions of caliber and muzzle velocity. When energy and weight are constrained, a feasible region is defined in the two-dimensional space of caliber and muzzle velocity. Within this feasible regions, the greatest effective range is found at the smallest caliber (and largest muzzle velocity.) (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695624

Entities

People

  • George J. Schlenker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Infantry
  • Motion
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Physical Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Space