Accession Number:

AD0702565

Title:

DETERMINATION OF TRUNNION REACTIONS, 37mm. AUTOMATIC GUN M4, NO. 69. FIRING M59 A.P. PROJECTILE (W/O CAP) AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE.

Descriptive Note:

Laboratory rept.,

Corporate Author:

BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABS ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• Gay,H. P.

Report Date:

1941-09-11

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

The trunnion reactions occurring during the firing cycle of the 37 mm. Automatic Gun M4 were determined by means of piezo-electric gages and the cathode ray oscillograph. In addition, the displacements of the barrel and of the lock frame vs. time were determined. Author

Descriptors:

• (*AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
• GUN MOUNTS)
• (*GUN MOUNTS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING))
• FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
• PIEZOELECTRIC GAGES
• FORCE(MECHANICS)
• MOUNTING BRACKETS
• HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
• HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
• RECOIL MECHANISMS
• TEST METHODS

Subject Categories:

• Guns
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE