Concepts of Single Shot Grenade Launchers Attached to an Infantry Rifle
Abstract
The report discusses the initial phase of an in-house design activity for the development of a 30mm grenade launcher. The launcher work is one aspect of the total Future Rifle System Program. As such, the concepting efforts were molded around many of the requirements of that program so as to produce a composite weapon system consisting of both area and point fire components. In a span of ten weeks, a team of five people produced 14 deserving concepts from more than 23 basic approaches. Out of these 14, two concepts were selected for further development and inclusion in the overall Future Rifle System Program. Detailed design activity is currently underway to reduce these two concepts to firing hardware by Fall, 1971. This will provide feasibility hardware under the exploratory development area while further system refinements and sophistication will follow in the Advanced Development Phase.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0887066
Entities
People
- Robert E. Duncan