A Limited Analysis of a New Ammunition Concept for Potential Future Rifle Application

Abstract

An analytical study was conducted by the Ballistics and Analytics Branch, Frankford Arsenal, for the development of a new, low engineering risk, low impulse ammunition concept as a potential candidate for the Future Rifle System (FRS). The ammunition for this new system, designated as Future Ammunition for Burst-Rifle Launch (FABRL), was analytically developed as a 37.1 grain, AR2 shape, 5.56 mm projectile with the same muzzle velocity and trajectory as the standard 5.56 mm M193 projectile. A large number of candidate FABRL designs were generated and analyzed, and several of the designs appear very promising for meeting required performance criteria for the rifle role. In addition, one design could be considered for both the rifle and machine gun roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0765459

Entities

People

  • Richard Kwatnoski
  • Robert Mchugh

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Ballistics
  • Composite Materials
  • Drag Reduction
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Guns
  • Machine Guns
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Materials
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Small Arms
  • Standards
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • ballistics.