105MM Subcaliber Training Device

Abstract

The purpose of the program was to design, test, and demonstrate feasibility of a subcaliber training device which could be fired from the 105mm M68 Gun on the M60 and M60A1 Tanks. The training device would be used in training exercises where the actual round could not be used because of safety requirements. The training device approximates the actual 105mm Round in size and weight. It consists of a .50 Caliber Spotting Rifle barrel and a specially designed bolt and breech mechanism inside a simulated 105mm shell body. The Caliber .50 M48A1 spotter tracer round is fired from this simulated shell using the 105mm M68 gun firing system on the M60 Tank. The final design was evaluated by 1st Armored Division in Germany and the results of these tests are included in the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0774858

Entities

People

  • John D. Buchanan

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Breech Mechanisms
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Firing Pins
  • Firing Tables
  • Gunfire
  • Guns
  • Land Warfare
  • Small Arms
  • Spotting Rifles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.