Measurements of Gun Tube Motion and Muzzle Pointing Error of Main Battle Tanks

Beginning in 1990, the US Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) began testing a prototype cannon mounted in a non-armored turret fitted to an M1A1 Abrams tank chassis. The cannon design incorporated a longer gun tube as a means to increase projectile velocity. A significant increase in projectile impact d...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter L. McCall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/183251
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!