Accession Number:

AD0770033

Title:

Artillery Ammunition

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

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

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1973-10-18

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

The report provides a consolidation of test procedures for artillery ammunition including all field artillery, antiaircraft artillery, and tank ammunition, 37-mm and larger. It discusses safety precautions, test sequencing, and initial inspection safety evaluation including propellant checkout, design strength, transportability, and EMI extreme temperature testing reliability and human factors and maintenance evaluations.

Descriptors:

• ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
• HANDLING
• PROPELLING CHARGES
• INSPECTION
• SAFETY

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE