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Armaments Center
AMC
Agenda
Present Status
Emerging Light Artillery
Requirements Drive Future Design
Program Activities & Technology
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
M198
16,000 lb.
XM 777
9000 lb.
M119A1
4,200 lb.
AMC
Agenda
Present Status
Emerging Light Artillery
Requirements Drive Future Design
Program Activities & Technology
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
AMC
TACOMARDEC
Armaments Center
AMC
TACOMARDEC
Armaments Center
AMC
Impulse/Weight Comparison
US Towed Artillery Systems
2
1 .5 4
1 .3 9
Impulse/Weight
1 .5
0 .8
0 .5 8
0 .5
0 .6 6
0 .6 4
0 .3 9
0
M101A1
M114A1
M102
M198
M119A1
XM777
FDSWS
105mm
155mm
105mm
155mm
105mm
155mm
Objective
System
Artillery Piece
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
AMC
Impulse/Weight Comparison
US Towed Artillery Systems
2
Impulse/Weight
1 .5
1 .3 9
0 .8
0 .5 8
0 .5
1 .5 4
Technological challenges
become exponential
0 .6 6
0 .6 4
0 .3 9
0
M101A1
M114A1
M102
M198
M119A1
XM777
FDSWS
105mm
155mm
105mm
155mm
105mm
155mm
Objective
System
Artillery Piece
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
AMC
TACOMARDEC
Manufacturing Processes
Advanced Materials
Weight
Stability
Armaments Center
AMC
Agenda
Present Status
Emerging Light Artillery
Requirements Drive Future Design
Program Activities & Technology
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
AMC
Program Activities
99
00
01
02
03
04
TACOMARDEC
05
PDRR/ATD
Development
Technology Drivers
Lighter,
Stable
Artillery
Platforms
Recoil Management
Soft Recoil
Electro-Rheological Fluid Control
Advanced Materials & Structures
Laser/ETC Ignition
MR Fluids
Organic Composites,
Metal matrix Composites
Fire Support
Armaments Center
FDSWS
Test Bed 1
7,000 lb.
FDSWS
Test Bed 2
*5,700 lb.*
AMC
TACOMARDEC
Virtual Prototyping
CAD
Multi-functional
Components
Isogrid Technology
Fire Support
Armaments Center
AMC
Fire Support
Armaments Center
TACOMARDEC
AMC
ER Fluids
TACOMARDEC
Fire Support
Armaments Center
AMC
Isogrid Structural
Technology
TACOMARDEC
Armaments Center
AMC
Summary
TACOMARDEC
Armaments Center