Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Ballistics, Stockholm. 1-3 June, 1992. – 9 p.( pp. 225-233)The following systems analysis gives the functional relation between the projectile muzzle velocity, Vo, from a given weapon and the achievable penetration T, when the major ballistic parameters are considered. The goal is to develop a penetrator with respect to mass and velocity with a given rod length to diameter ratio, L/D, to obtain a penetration maximum in the homogeneous steel target. The 140 mm solid propellant gun will be discussed as a particular case. Maximum penetration will be calculated for the calibers of 105, 120, and 140 mm using more energetic propellant, longer cannon tubes, and minimized sabot mass.Content:
System description.
Terminal ballistics.
External ballistics.
Interior ballistics: considerations for sabot mass calculation.
Systems calculations for 140 mm caliber.
Comparison of improved performance 105/120/140 mm guns.
