Feasibility Study of 5.56 MM Folded Ammunition/Weapon System
Abstract
Folded Ammunition is a unique concept in ammunition design that relocates the propellant charge from the conventional position behind and coaxial with the projectile to one beside the projectile. For a given energy, output, conventional axially symmetric ammunition cartridges do not provide the most efficient geometrical shape for a minimum system parametric profile (system length, weight and bulk). Reconfiguration of the cartridge using the folded ammunition approach makes possible now what had previously been unattainable in the way of weapon/ammunition system optimization. This report describes the concept, outlines its advantages and presents the results of a short-term analytical and experimental program that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of folded ammunition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA039156
Entities
People
- Reed E. Donnard
- Richard R. Rhodes
- Thomas J. Hennessy
Organizations
- Frankford Arsenal