Recoil Considerations for Railguns

Abstract

The firing of any gun, electromagnetic or otherwise, imparts substantial momentum to the launcher, and ultimately the weapon platform. The objectives of the future combat system program call for similar lethality to a current heavy tank on an extremely lightweight vehicle of nominally twenty tons. Prior experience with the M551 Sheridan, a light tank first put into production by the United States in 1966, raises concern that firing large caliber armaments from light vehicles may result in unacceptable crew discomfort and vehicular reaction during recoil. This report provides a future combat system armament integration perspective for railgun recoil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA387401

Entities

People

  • Eric L. Kathe

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Guns
  • Howitzers
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Indirect Fire
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Economics
  • ballistics.