Enhanced Propellant and Alternative Cartridge Case Designs

Abstract

The soldier on the battlefield carries a lot of equipment into combat. The ammunition load of 6OO or more rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition is a burden to our soldiers. By the use of a higher thermodynamic efficiency and higher combustion pressure, the size of the current 5.56-mm brass cartridge case can be reduced, saving considerable weight and volume. This report describes the enhanced propellant, the novel cartridge case, and the results of ballistic testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433982

Entities

People

  • George Reynolds
  • Lucian Sadowski

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Combustion
  • Contracts
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Periodicals
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • ballistics.