Feasibility of a Retro-Rocket Dissemination Concept as Applied to an Artillery Shell
Abstract
The feasibility of incorporating a 'retro-rocket' agent dissemination technique into an artillery shell modeled on the 155-mm XM687 was determined. For two hypothetical rocket motor designs, calculations were made of shell displacement and velocity for representative propellant burn times and initial shell velocities. This use concept of the 'retro-rocket' was found unfeasible. The limited volume, high inert weight and wide range of delivery velocities of artillery shells prevents the use of sufficiently powerful rocket motors to meet all shell delivery conditions and provide adequate payload capacity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA031925
Entities
People
- Craig R. Allan
- Raymond P. Tytus