Accession Number:

ADA279122

Title:

Instrumentation for the Foreign Weapons Evaluation Program

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ ARMAMENT ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s):

• Petrellese, Jr, Joseph,

Report Date:

1994-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

190.0

Abstract:

Telemetry instrumentation was used to test foreign 155-mm semiautomatic artillery loadersassist devices SAL for performance and applicability to U.S. Army artillery systems using the M284 cannon. Data was gathered for various loaders and organized into summary tables and plots. Telemeter, SAL, Accelerometer, Hand rammer, Hydraulic rammer, Acceleration, Telemetry, Velocity, Extraction force.

Descriptors:

• *LOADERS
• *TELEMETERING DATA
• *ARTILLERY
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• VELOCITY
• FOREIGN
• ARMY
• HANDS
• SEMIAUTOMATIC
• HYDRAULICS
• EXTRACTION
• INSTRUMENTATION
• ACCELEROMETERS
• ACCELERATION

Subject Categories:

• Guns

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE