Uncontrolled Storage Test of the Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS)

摘要

Uncontrolled storage test of the Modular Artillery Charges System (MACS) M232 charge was conducted at Yuma Proving Grounds in 2002. The test was conducted to determine effect of ambient temperature conditioning on muzzle velocity precision. Data from this test shows that a group of charges stored in the packaging containers in the Yuma desert environment during summer months did not exhibit degradation in muzzle velocity standard deviation when compared to charges conditioned to a uniform temperature in a conditioning box.