Accession Number:

AD0769753

Title:

A Family of Distributions to Describe a Multiprojectile Round

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Hugus, David K.

Report Date:

1973-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

59.0

Abstract:

The paper is an analysis of the behavior of density shot XM261 when fired from the .45 caliber pistol M1911A1. Density shot ammunition is a multiprojectile round which contains 16 small pellets. Both the standard rifled barrel and a smooth barrel were used to collect data on the behavior of the XM261 round. A family of distribution is selected for each barrel type to model the scatter of pellets from the XM261 round at varying ranges.

Descriptors:

• *PISTOLS
• *FRAGMENTATION AMMUNITION
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• GUN BARRELS
• THESES
• RIFLING
• STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
• SMALL ARMS
• RANDOM VARIABLES
• FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives
• Guns

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE