Product Improvement Test LANCE GSE/XM234 Warhead Cradle.

Abstract

The Honeycomb Aerodynamic Structure (SKIN) of the LANCE XM234 Warhead was damaged during the engineer test/expanded service test (ET/EST) program at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico. This damage ride it necessary to the warhead support cradles on the LANCE system tracked vehicles. The first modification consisted of changing the station 71.5 saddle to provide a larger bearing area (65 sq in.) and better control of hold down strap tension. The second modification consisted of moving the forward saddle from station 71.5 to station 61.54 in order to support the warhead section where structural joint rings exist. In addition to cradle modifications shock absorbers were in stalled on the two rear roadwheels of the LANCE tracked vehicle to help reduce the road shock and vibration environment for the missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 19, 1973
Accession Number
ADA328035

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Displacement
  • Gages
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Oscillographs
  • Photographs
  • Recording Systems
  • Relative Motion
  • Shock Absorbers
  • Strain Gages
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording
  • Tapes
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Transducers
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Missile Defense Systems.