Accession Number:

ADA326826

Title:

40MM (M781) Projectiles in Wirebound Box United Nations (UN) Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) Tests.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND SCHOOL SAVANNA IL

Personal Author(s):

• Meyer, William R.

Report Date:

1996-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School USADACS, Validation Engineering Division SIOAC-DEV, was tasked by U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center ARDEC to conduct United Nations UN Performance Oriented Packaging POP tests on 40MM M781 projectiles in a wirebound box so this item can be shipped LAW UN POP requirements. This report contains the test results.

Descriptors:

• *SAFING AND ARMING(ORDNANCE)
• *AMMUNITION CONTAINERS
• *ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• BOXES
• DROP TESTS
• STACKING
• SHIPPING CONTAINERS
• PACKING MATERIALS
• CONTAINERIZED SHIPPING

Subject Categories:

• Containers and Packaging
• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE