Base Fuze for 30MM H.E.D.P. Projectile

Abstract

This report describes the base fuze design for a 30MM high explosive dual purpose projectile that resulted from an analysis of many fuze concepts. Features of the fuze design were tested and evaluated in the laboratory using simulated gun launch environments. The base fuze design was fabricated and assembled into test projectiles and gun-tested to measure fuze performance. The fuzes functioned in less than 25 microseconds on impacts against aluminum targets at impact angles of 0 to 45 degrees obliquity and at an impact velocity of 600 meters per second.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA078922

Entities

People

  • A. Antonuzzi
  • C. M. Conlon Jr.
  • W. J. Warren

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ceramic Materials
  • Dielectrics
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Explosives
  • Lead Zirconate Titanates
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Piezoelectric Effect
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shaped Charges
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • ballistics.