Abstract

An electromagnetic (EM) railgun launcher facility has been developed to routinely conduct hypervelocity impact tests. Two types of completely reusable EM launchers have launched sabot/impactor packages between 2 and 43 grams to velocities between 1.5 and 8.5 km/s. The highly reliable railguns have conducted over 250 projectile launchings and have established a projectile/launcer data base covering interior as well as exterior ballistic considerations. A conventional type instrumented ballistics range is compatible with the EM launcher and can be used to conduct anti-armor and lethality experiments at hypervelocities.

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