Full Scale Insensitive Munitions Testing of the RAN 5-in./54 Cartridge Case.

Abstract

During the period May 1992 to March 1994, a series of 14 full scale Insensitive Munitions tests were conducted on RAN 5" /54 Cartridge Cases containing the standard BS NACO propellant and a Low Vulnerability Ammunition (LOVA) propellant formulation XM 39'. Tests were multiple bullet and fragment impact, and fast and slow cookoff. The results of these tests are presented and some implications are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA293935

Entities

People

  • L. M. Barrington

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Australia
  • Cameras
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants

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