Evaluation of Army Ideas for Excellence Program (AIEP) Suggestion No. AMV0900593

摘要

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS), ValidationEngineering Division (SMCAC-DEV), was tasked by the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), SMCAR-ESK, Rock Island, IL, to evaluate an Army Ideas for Excellence Program (AIEP) entry which involved modifying unitization procedures for 4.2-inch chemical munitions. The proposed idea would replace a 3/4-inch piece of plywood that has 24 drilled 1 1/4-inch-diameter holes with 5 3/4-inch-long plywood slats. The 3/4-inch plywood provides protection for the bottom of the 4.2 inch chemical projectiles. In order to access the validity of this AIEP entry, MIL-STD-1660 tests were performed on a pallet that was prepared to the specifications detailed in the AIEP entry. As a result of these tests, the Validation Engineering Division is recommending that this AIEP entry be approved for U.S. Army (USA)-wide use in the transportation and storage of 4.2-inch munitions.