Optimum Bullet Study

Abstract

The use of aerodynamic computations as a design basis for artillery shell is reasonably well established; however, the information generated had not been on shapes (or in sizes) of obvious interest to the small arms designer nor were the resultant studies in a useful framework for his purposes. Further work was needed to establish a base of confidence in computing the behavior of small arms projectiles and this should be done in bullet sizes and subject to typical small arms systems constraints. In an effort to provide this more general design basis, several programs were generated within the BRL and later partially supported by other agencies, particularly AMSAA and SASA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750352

Entities

People

  • A. E. Thrailkill
  • B. B. Grollman
  • B. J. Reiter
  • E. Roecker
  • L. C. Macallister

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Ammunition
  • Base Pressure
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Databases
  • Drag
  • Flow
  • Laminar Flow
  • Low Drag
  • Mach Number
  • Projectiles
  • Rifles
  • Small Arms
  • Trajectories
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design