Soft Recovery Tests of a 155-mm Cannon Launched Guided Projectile Warhead, Type T

摘要

The launch and recovery portion of a launch survival test on a Type T, 155-mm Cannon Launched Guided Projectile (CLGP) warhead was conducted. This test employed the Large Caliber Soft Recovery System (LCSRS). The warhead body was adapted for this test by attaching a forward water scoop and a base structure. These components were necessary for launch from a 155-mm howitzer and recovery in the LCSRS. The projectile system was instrumented with a FM/FM telemetry system to measure base pressure, projectile acceleration, and strains on the inner wall of the warhead. Three instrumented, CLGP-warhead, test projectiles were fired from a 155-mm, M185 Howitzer tube using an M4A2, Zone 7, Propelling Charge. Telemetry data were received from all three and they were successfully recovered in the LCSRS. (Author)