Impulse Noise Level Measurements in Defensive Fighting Position Shelters, AF Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland AFB New Mexico

Abstract

The measurement of impulse noise levels produced by the firing of weapons in two designs of the Defensive Fighting Position Shelter was performed. One of the designs is referred to as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe design; the other, the Air Force Weapons Laboratory design. The firing of the following weapons in each shelter was measured: M-16, M-60, MK-19, and M-2. The purpose of the test was to evaluate whether exposures to weapons fire under these conditions are hazardous and, if so, what hearing protection, limitation in number of rounds fired, or both would be required to protect the hearing of those exposed. Double or single hearing protection is recommended under all firing conditions, and is dependent on the type of weapon used and number of rounds fired per day. Keywords: Hearing protection, Weapon noise, Fighting positions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195866

Entities

People

  • John C. Ellis Ii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Attachment
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Hearing Protection
  • Impulse Noise
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Machine Guns
  • Measurement
  • Microphones
  • Security
  • Sound Pressure
  • Tape Recorders
  • Waveforms
  • Waves
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • ballistics.