A Parametric Study of Long Range Artillery Weapons

Abstract

A study was made to determine the gun and ammunition characteristics of 155mm, 203mm and 240mm weapons having ranges of approximately 30 to 60KM. Results of many ballistic computations are tabulated and graphed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007151

Entities

People

  • F. J. John

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Automotive Components
  • Ballistics
  • Computations
  • Diameters
  • Drag
  • Extended Range Projectiles
  • Guns
  • Low Drag
  • Momentum
  • Munitions
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.