Design limitations for small caliber electromagnetic saboted rod projectiles

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 521-526

  Zielinski, Alexander E ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS - RAIL GUNS;

ROD PROJECTILES; ROLLED HOMOGENEOUS ARMOR; SOLID ARMATURES;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0025842553     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.101087     Document Type: Article

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