System Checkout of the 155-mm Short-Barreled Howitzer Using Telemetry Projectiles

Abstract

Firings were conducted in a unique 155-mm short-barreled howitzer to check out the structural integrity of the redesigned support mounts for the weapon. The howitzer system was designed to be advantageous in acquiring pressure and acceleration data from instrumentation onboard the projectile by using simple hardwire techniques with no intricate projectile redesign or expensive telemetry components. Data from the firings is presented both on the telemetry and the system integrity. Howitzers, Interior ballistics, Telemetry, Pressure data, Acceleration data, Modified howitzers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258282

Entities

People

  • A. Koszoru
  • C. Ruth
  • J. Bowen
  • J. Colburn
  • J. Tuerk
  • Joshua Hewitt

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Components
  • Artillery
  • Ballistics
  • Base Pressure
  • Combustion
  • Guns
  • Howitzers
  • Instrumentation
  • Interior Ballistics
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Telemetry
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • ballistics.