THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION WHEN FIRED INTO WATER

Abstract

Standard small arms ammunition was tested by firing into water from air. The test results show this ammunition to be relatively ineffective in water, having a lethal slant range of 1.5 feet. By proper design of the projectile, staying within the restrictions for standard ammunition, the lethal slant range can be increased to about 8 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713445

Entities

People

  • Barry J. Noonan
  • Howard K. Steves

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Cameras
  • Drag
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Metals
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Slant Range
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.