RArefaction waVe guN (RAVEN) propulsion is a widely acclaimed method to impart maximum energy into a projectile while endowing the launcher with the least recoil momentum and thermal heating. It was originally conceived in 1999 to meet the ambitious lethality and strategic deployability objectives of the future combat systems (FCS) to drive off a C130 transport ready for combat. RAVEN was removed from consideration to meet FCS lethality requirements due to the immaturity of the technology. This paper presents the experimental results of a brass-board tank main armament demonstration system based upon RAVEN propulsion. This technology profoundly alters the system integration options for guns.
Rarefaction Wave Gun Tank Main Armament Demonstrator
2008
5 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Ammunition, Explosives, & Pyrotechnics , Combat Vehicles , Guns , Lethality , High capacity projectiles , Symposia , Demonstrations , Weapon systems , Energy , Hybrid propulsion , Military requirements , Launchers , Momentum , Brassboard models , Integrated systems , Recoil , Fcs(Future combat systems) , Raven( rarefaction wave gun) , Experimental results , Tank main armament , Thermal heating
Rarefaction Wave Gun Tank Main Armament Demonstrator
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