Rail Circuit Augmentation
Abstract
A concept for an augmented railgun barrel and integrated projectile/ armature system is presented. The system makes use of the rail geometry to expose the augmenting rails to the bore, and incorporates dual tandem armatures in the launch package. Benefits include reduced current and power required to launch a given mass and a modest reduction in sabot mass due to creation of multiple tension and compression regions resulting from the use of dual armatures. Radial and axial plasma confinement techniques may be required to take advantage to system benefits. Application to an antiarmor mission is proposed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA234944
Entities
People
- William H. Davis
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center