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...
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| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Shock and Vibration |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/183251 |