Hangfires, Causes, Hazards, and Remedies (Case Study of XM242 25-MM chain Gun Incident)

Abstract

This report discusses the causes of a hangfire, the hazards created by hangfires, and the design considerations in externally powered weapons for minimizing the occurrence of hangfires and eliminating their hazardous effects. An actual case study is used as an example to illustrate these discussions; namely, the hangfire incident involving the XM242 Hughes 25-mm Chain Gun which has since been type classified as the M242.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143790

Entities

People

  • J. O. Pilcher Ii

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Guns
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Blast
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Case Studies
  • Explosives
  • Extraction
  • Firing Pins
  • Gun Components
  • Guns
  • Performance Tests
  • Propelling Charges
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design