Instrumentation for the Foreign Weapons Evaluation Program

Abstract

Telemetry instrumentation was used to test foreign 155-mm semiautomatic artillery loaders/assist devices (SAL) for performance and applicability to U.S. Army artillery systems using the M284 cannon. Data was gathered for various loaders and organized into summary tables and plots. Telemeter, SAL, Accelerometer, Hand rammer, Hydraulic rammer, Acceleration, Telemetry, Velocity, Extraction force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279122

Entities

People

  • Joseph Petrellese Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accelerometers
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Engineering
  • Extraction
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Projectiles
  • Recording Systems
  • Standards
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • ballistics.