Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) Compatibility with the 155-mm M114 Towed Howitzer

Abstract

The M114 155-mm towed howitzer has been obsolete and purged from the U.S. Army inventory, but is still in use at Yuma Proving Ground for test purposes. The Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) replaces the bag M3 and M4 charges, which are being exhausted in the Army inventory. The MACS was not developed to be compatible with the M114 howitzer and was not tested. To support continued operations at the proving ground after the M3 and M4 charge stocks are no longer available, compatibility of MACS wit the M114 howitzer was evaluated. This report documents the analytical phase of the evaluation, to be followed by a future text phase verifying the analytical evaluations prior to use by the proving ground.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427052

Entities

People

  • Richard Cirincione
  • William Zepp

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Engineering
  • Guns
  • Howitzers
  • Inventory
  • Military Research
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Recoil
  • Recoil Mechanisms
  • Simulations
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Verification Tests
  • Weapons

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