An Exploration of the Contribution of Strike Feedback to Combat Effectiveness with Ball and Tracer Ammunition

Abstract

A field test was conducted in which 22 machine gunners each engaged double E-type silhouette targets at ranges from 350 to 650 meters with the M60 and Stoner machineguns during daylight with ball ammunition and the 4:1 ball:tracer mix in a test of the hypothesis that targets would be hit faster and with fewer rounds if located on strike feedback-enhancing terrain. Intervening factors precluded a clear answer to the question, but suggested that it might be of less importance than other factors. Data are analyzed for the performance measures percent targets hit, number of bursts per engagement, and score.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA012844

Entities

People

  • David J. Ursin
  • John L. Miles

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Battles
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Daylight
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Field Tests
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tracer Ammunition
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.