Artillery Ammunition

Abstract

The report provides a consolidation of test procedures for artillery ammunition including all field artillery, antiaircraft artillery, and tank ammunition, 37-mm and larger. It discusses safety precautions, test sequencing, and initial inspection; safety evaluation including propellant checkout, design strength, transportability, and EMI; extreme temperature testing; reliability; and human factors and maintenance evaluations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1973
Accession Number
AD0770033

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Climate Change
  • Explosives
  • Ignition Systems
  • Measurement
  • Munitions Testing
  • Physical Properties
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Propelling Charges
  • Radio Frequency
  • Reliability
  • Tank Ammunition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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