Armored Composite Ammunition Pressure Vessel

摘要

This program focused on the development of an advanced ammunition containment system for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV). This ammunition containment system must not only meet environmental and handling requirements but also provide armor protection against impacting threats and reduce the response of the stowed ammunition to an acceptable level when encountering an overmatched threat. The design of the ready ammunition box and feed system was accomplished by an integration of advanced armor-system and composite rocket motor casing technologies. The integration of these two technologies is essential since both ballistic protection and containment of high-pressure gases are simultaneously required for proper functioning of the containment system. In the event of an overmatched threat engagement, during which the stowed ammunition react, our proposed ammunition system concept will contain the internally generated fragments and gases, to allow for venting of the gases to the exterior of the vehicle.