RIFLE SQUAD ARMED WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH-VELOCITY RIFLE

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of variously organized rifle squads armed with M-14 rifles and Winchester and Armalite lightweight, high-velocity rifles (LWHVRs). A schedule was established to measure differences in the weapons based on their relative target hit capabilities. More than 500 firing runs were made on two attack ranges and one defense range. The target hits were counted manually and by mechanical event recorders. Different fire techniques and combinations of techniques were studied, and four different squad sizes were examined to accumulate data bearing on the appropriate size for squads using these weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1959
Accession Number
AD0815040

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Hit Probabilities
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reliability
  • Security
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  • Tracer Ammunition
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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