Anti-Tank 4-Confined Space (AT4-CS) with Enhanced Blast Tandem Warhead (EBTW) (Army)
Abstract
To demonstrate and qualify the AT4-CS to meet Shoulder Launched Munitions capabilities required by the US Army Infantry Center. The current AT4-CS warhead provides high lethality and incendiary effects against armor (defeats 16 inches of armor) but lacks overmatching penetration and effect against masonry walls made of brick and concrete and other urban targets/structures, field fortifications (earth and timber bunkers). A new multipurpose warhead with the ability to penetrate brick and concrete walls, incapacitate enemy forces behind urban structures and within field fortifications is required to maintain overwhelming firepower and reduce the logistics and training associated with multiple systems. The primary outputs and efficiencies to be demonstrated are: (1) capability of incapacitating enemy positioned behind urban walls and structures made of eight inch double reinforced concrete; (2) capability of incapacitating enemy Soldiers positioned behind urban walls and structures made of 12 inch triple brick; (3) capability of incapacitating enemy Soldiers positioned within earth and timber bunkers; (4) capability to meet performance requirements within close combat ranges; and (5) capability to be safely fired from enclosures found in urban environments. In addition to savings in logistics and training from eliminating multiple munitions, the procurement cost savings of this project is estimated at 40-50 percent of the unit cost of each weapon by leveraging ammunition and fuzing components from other similar 84 mm family of weapons. Assuming $0.003 million per round savings mutiply $0.020 million rounds over five years equals to $60.000 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- a7fafdcfc85c8160f86959ca1f686ce6