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. This report provides a future combat system armament integration perspective for railgun recoil.


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    Title :

    Recoil Considerations for Railguns


    Contributors:
    E. L. Kathe (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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