DocumentCode
1458407
Title
Recoil considerations for railguns
Author
Kathe, Eric L.
Author_Institution
US Army Benet Labs., Waterlivet Arsenal, NY, USA
Volume
37
Issue
1
fYear
2001
fDate
1/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
425
Lastpage
430
Abstract
The firing of any gun, electromagnetic or otherwise, imparts substantial momentum to the launcher, and ultimately the weapon platform. The objectives of the future combat system program call for similar lethality to a current heavy tank on an extremely lightweight vehicle of nominally twenty tons. Prior experience with the M551 Sheridan, a light tank first put into production by the United States in 1966, raises concern that firing large caliber armaments from light vehicles may result in unacceptable crew discomfort and vehicular reaction during recoil. It is the purpose of this paper to provide a future combat system armament integration perspective for railgun recoil
Keywords
railguns; weapons; M551 Sheridan; United States; large caliber armaments firing; light tank; lightweight vehicle; momentum; railguns; recoil considerations; unacceptable crew discomfort; vehicular reaction; weapon platform; Electric shock; Electromagnetic launching; Helium; Integral equations; Kinetic energy; Production; Projectiles; Railguns; Vehicles; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.911869
Filename
911869
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