A Comparison Test of United Kingdom and United States Ammunition for Lightweight Weapons. Volume I

Abstract

The object of the test was to evaluate and compare the performance of U.S. Caliber .30, T65, Ball, AP, API, Tracer and Spotting Ammunition with that of U.K. Caliber .280, Ball, AP, API, Tracer and Observing Ammunition. As a result of the tests, it is concluded that the caliber .30, T65 ammunition is superior to the caliber .280 ammunition with regards to accuracy, trajectory, and penetration. The caliber .280 ammunition is superior with regards to the ignition characteristics of the API round, and functioning of the tracer and observing round. The caliber .280 ammunition also has superior ballistic coefficients compared with those of the caliber .30, T65 ammunition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1950
Accession Number
AD0896859

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Testing
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Base Pressure
  • Cameras
  • Gunpowder
  • Guns
  • Machine Guns
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Projectile Cases
  • Projectiles
  • Tracer Ammunition
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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