Fort Drum Ballistic Barrier Tests.
Abstract
Experiments were conducted to determine the response of a laminated target to small arms fire. The target represented tile ceiling used to separate tile floors of a two-story building in a live fire village at Fort Drum, New York. The target consisted of 3/4-in plywood, a steel plate, a second piece of 3/4-in plywood, a second steel plate, and a third piece of 3/4-in plywood. The tests were conducted to establish whether this target would protect troops in the building against the accidental discharge of small arms weapons being fired from one floor to the other. The tests showed that use of 1/4-in mild steel in the laminate will stop 5.56-mm ammunition, and that 1/2-in steel will stop 7.62-mm ammunition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA306059
Entities
People
- Eleanor C. Deal
- William S. de Rosset
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory