Evaluation of 7.62 MM Cartridges Assembled with Caliber .30 API and Incendiary Bullets

Abstract

This report describes an evaluation of a sample of 7.62 mm cartridges that were assembled with Caliber .30 armor piercing incendiary (API) and incendiary bullets for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The terminal performance as well as the overall cartridge performance was evaluated. The results are presented in this report. In general, the 7.62 mm cartridges, assembled with Caliber .30 API and incendiary bullets, performed satisfactorily in the 7.62 mm minigun. However, the rifling twist of other 7.62 mm weapons is slower than that in the minigun and did not provide adequate spin to stabilize the bullets. The terminal performance of these cartridges is similar to that of their Caliber .30 equivalents. It was concluded that the 7.62 mm API and incendiary cartridges described in ths report are suitable for minigun use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA022357

Entities

People

  • Vernon E. Shisler

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Armor
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Guns
  • Incendiary Ammunition
  • Mach Number
  • Machine Guns
  • Manufacturing
  • Muzzle Flash
  • Projectiles
  • Terminals
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

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