Double-Wall Projectile Target Impact Survivability

Abstract

Firings at normal incidence of small steel projectiles (one single- wall and two double-wall designs) were conducted against simulated concrete targets. The purpose of the firings was to examine the possibly deleterious effects of a double wall on warhead impact survivability. The results indicate that a double wall should not reduce survivability provided that it is not allowed to extend into the primary failure zone for the warhead.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138284

Entities

People

  • J. C. Schulz
  • J. Pearson
  • O. E. R. Heimdahl

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ammunition
  • Concrete
  • Explosives
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Penetrator Munitions
  • Penetrator Warheads
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warheads
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.