Accession Number:

ADA055405

Title:

Jump Firing.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. on test operations procedure.

Corporate Author:

ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1978-05-09

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

Provides a method of assessing weapon jump that occurs during firing. Describes test setup, instrumentation, sighting and firing procedures, measurements, and computations. Applicable to artillery and tank weapons. Author

Descriptors:

• *FIRING TESTS(ORDNANCE)
• *WEAPON CONTROL
• *ARTILLERY
• *ANTITANK GUNS
• TEMPERATURE
• COMPUTATIONS
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• SHOCK(MECHANICS)
• BORESIGHTING
• INSTRUMENTATION
• BACKLASH

Subject Categories:

• Guns

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE