Human Factors Evaluation of A Rifle-Launched Rocket Projectile

Abstract

An experimental investigation was made of the aiming and cant errors associated with the firing of a rocket round from the muzzle of a rifle. The unusual features of the system were an appreciable weight at the muzzle (5-7 lbs) and an appreciably delay (.3 second) between ignition and launch. If ignition is accomplished by firing a ball round from the rifle, launch errors of 4-7 mils may be expected. If the ignition is recoilless, errors of 2 mils may be expected. Cant errors of about 1.40 deg appear typical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA022661

Entities

People

  • Richard R. Kramer

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Engineering
  • Errors
  • Flat Trajectories
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Instrumentation
  • Launchers
  • Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • ballistics.