Accession Number:

AD0768907

Title:

High Performance Hollow Projectiles

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept.

Corporate Author:

VEHICLE RESEARCH CORP PASADENA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Rethorst, Scott
• Fujita, Tooshio
• Wu, J. J.
• Sargent, E. R.
• Berlot, Robert

Report Date:

1973-08-17

Pagination or Media Count:

85.0

Abstract:

Development of hollow projectiles was first advocated to achieve silent low pressure signal projectiles having higher performance. Although the present effort concentrates on small arms specifically 7.62 mm, the confirmed fundamental theory applies to all sizes of hollow projectiles. The report can thus serve as a basis for 1 evaluating specific hollow projectile developments and 2 formulating programs to develop a wide spectrum of hollow projectile configurations tailored to a diversity of functional requirements.

Descriptors:

• *SABOT PROJECTILES
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
• PENETRATION
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• PROJECTILE TRAJECTORIES

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE