U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratory Rate of Fire Study.

Abstract

USAHEL conducted the Rate of Fire Study to: (1) measure the effects of projectile weight on rates of fire and (2) determine realistic maximum rate of fire information for the three howitzers tested. The three howitzers were the 105mm M101A1, the 155mm M114A1, and the 122mm, D-30. The data showed no degradation in firing rate over 60 round missions fired as fast as the crews could load ammunition. This was true for all weapons tested. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073742

Entities

People

  • Frank R. Paragallo Jr.
  • William J. Dousa Jr.

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Cameras
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Ear
  • Engineering
  • Firing Rate
  • Howitzers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording
  • Test Facilities
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering