Accession Number:

AD0755638

Title:

Submachine Gun

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND

Personal Author(s):

• Rush,Raymond

Report Date:

1972-12-14

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

The report describes a method for evaluation of submachine gun operational and functional performance characteristics. It identifies supporting tests, facilities, and equipment required. It provides procedures for preoperational inspection, physical characteristics, safety, personnel training, operational suitability, signature effects, durability, reliability, portabilitytransportability, maintenance evaluation, adverse conditions, human factors, troop acceptability, and value analysis.

Descriptors:

• AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
• TEST METHODS
• FIRING TESTS (ORDNANCE)
• ARMY TRAINING
• MAINTENANCE
• ACCEPTABILITY
• HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
• Submachine guns
• Small arms
• safety
• Reliability
• maintenance

Subject Categories:

• Guns
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE