- Environmentally
safe enclosed facility for testing weapons and targets that have components
made from depleted uranium (DU)
- Threats may be
gun, rocket sled, compressed air launched, or statically detonated
- Dynamic firing
into the vessel (up to 200 meters from target)
- High-speed flight
input door (56-millisecond closure) to seal vessel
- Capable of testing
full-sized armored vehicles
- Designed to withstand
100 pounds of TNT blast equivalency or 600 pounds of propellant
- Extensive instrumentation
includes flash X-ray, video and high-speed photography, velocity, temperature,
toxic fumes, acceleration, shock, and vibration
- Asset protection
system (water-foam)
- Air quality monitoring
(real-time)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Survivability/Lethality Directorate, 410-278-7124 email atcsld@atc.army.mil
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