Artillery Systems Engineering Study (Concept Team Final Report)

Abstract

An engineering study is undertaken to depict large caliber battery weapon concepts for battlefield employment within the next 10 years. Among the self-propelled systems proposed are casemate, turreted, and enhanced M109A2 designs and two foreign systems. Included are companion vehicles for ammunition resupply and battery fire control. Ammunition concepts included scatterable mines, fire-and-forget cannon-launched guided projectiles, and extended range. In addition, numerous special subjects such as antitank projectiles, reliability availability and maintainability considerations, alternate ammunition handling concepts, weapon stability at high rates of fire, communication and data transmission requirements, and reduction of delivery error are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102819

Entities

People

  • Harold Liberman
  • Harvey Garver

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Communication Equipment
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Measurement
  • Multiple Access
  • Navigation
  • Propelling Charges
  • Radio Equipment
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Test Equipment
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Software Engineering