Small Arms - Hand and Shoulder Weapons and Machine Guns

Abstract

This TOP contains a compilation of procedures for testing hand and shoulder weapons and machine guns, including crew served weapons and light automatic cannons up to 50 millimeters in caliber. The test procedures apply to the basic weapons only; see TOP 04-2-016 for test procedures for small arms ammunition. Also, see TOP 03-2-504 for safety evaluations of hand and shoulder weapons. Grenade launchers are covered in TOP 03-2-030. Many small arms are also used as subsystems in combat vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, etc.; in these cases, consult the TOPs relevant to the specific platforms for possible additional test procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1011733

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic Weapons
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Drops
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Machine Guns
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Testing
  • Performance Tests
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.