An Analysis of Craters Produced by Artillery Munitions during Dusty Infrared Test Series.

Abstract

Dusty Infrared Tests (DIRT) I, II, and III provided important data on the craters produced by artillery munitions and other explosives. This paper compares the crater dimensions produced in various soils by static detonations and by live firings. A battlefield standard, the 155-millimeter high explosive projectile, is suggested as a comparison base. The paper contains recommendations for future tests to help compute more accurate munition equivalences. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA111994

Entities

People

  • Bruce W. Kennedy

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Army Training
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • ballistics.