Replacement Packing for 37MM Antitank Gun Recoil

Abstract

A method to reproduce the packing in a 1940 era gun recoil was needed to keep it in service. The recoil is used throughout the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in numerous test facilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479876

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Little

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Guns
  • Engineered Materials
  • Fatty Acids
  • Guns
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Internal Pressure
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Nitrile Rubber
  • Physical Properties
  • Polymers
  • Recoil
  • Recoil Mechanisms
  • Rolling Mills
  • Rubber
  • Test Facilities
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • ballistics.