Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank

Dynamic Testing Centre of Military Institute of Armament Technology (MIAT, Zielonka, Poland) runs dynamic tests and research for many years. Tests are conducted for armament industry, Polish Army and for scientific purposes. The influence of construction, exploitation, technology factors for 120 mm...

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Main Authors: Aleksander J. WASILEWSKI, Ryszard B. WOŹNIAK, Janusz WEISS, Józef GACEK
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Language:English
Published: Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland 2020-03-01
Series:Problemy Mechatroniki
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Online Access:http://promechjournal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.0289
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author Aleksander J. WASILEWSKI
Ryszard B. WOŹNIAK
Janusz WEISS
Józef GACEK
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Ryszard B. WOŹNIAK
Janusz WEISS
Józef GACEK
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description Dynamic Testing Centre of Military Institute of Armament Technology (MIAT, Zielonka, Poland) runs dynamic tests and research for many years. Tests are conducted for armament industry, Polish Army and for scientific purposes. The influence of construction, exploitation, technology factors for 120 mm Rh-120 L44 durability is one of the area of interest of MIAT. 120 mm Rh-120 L44 cannon is a primary weapon of Leopard 2A4 and 2A5 tanks. These tanks in total number of 247 (142 - Leopard 2A4 and 105 Leopard 2A5) are in use of Polish Army since 2002. In the paper analysis of Leopard 2A4 L44 cannon barrel’s bore wearing out using Polish and foreign production ammunition was presented. The analysis was made basing on document TDv18 which is specifying the conditions affecting on taking out of a service decision. These conditions are: boundary of wearing out barrel material and specifying the number of shoots after exceeding, the fatigue of material will achieve critical value.
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spelling doaj.art-84d73f4006144503a3758b1e68d6f3622022-12-22T04:34:00ZengMilitary University of Technology, Warsaw, PolandProblemy Mechatroniki2081-58912020-03-011119110210.5604/01.3001.0014.028901.3001.0014.0289Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle TankAleksander J. WASILEWSKI0Ryszard B. WOŹNIAK1Janusz WEISS2Józef GACEK3Military Institute of Armament Technology, Zielonka, PolandMilitary University of Technology, Faculty of Mechatronics and Aerospace, Institute of Armament Technology, Warsaw, PolandMilitary Institute of Armament Technology, Zielonka, PolandMilitary University of Technology, Faculty of Mechatronics and Aerospace, Institute of Armament Technology, Warsaw, PolandDynamic Testing Centre of Military Institute of Armament Technology (MIAT, Zielonka, Poland) runs dynamic tests and research for many years. Tests are conducted for armament industry, Polish Army and for scientific purposes. The influence of construction, exploitation, technology factors for 120 mm Rh-120 L44 durability is one of the area of interest of MIAT. 120 mm Rh-120 L44 cannon is a primary weapon of Leopard 2A4 and 2A5 tanks. These tanks in total number of 247 (142 - Leopard 2A4 and 105 Leopard 2A5) are in use of Polish Army since 2002. In the paper analysis of Leopard 2A4 L44 cannon barrel’s bore wearing out using Polish and foreign production ammunition was presented. The analysis was made basing on document TDv18 which is specifying the conditions affecting on taking out of a service decision. These conditions are: boundary of wearing out barrel material and specifying the number of shoots after exceeding, the fatigue of material will achieve critical value.http://promechjournal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.0289artillery systemtesting of barrelsexploitation of artillery
spellingShingle Aleksander J. WASILEWSKI
Ryszard B. WOŹNIAK
Janusz WEISS
Józef GACEK
Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
Problemy Mechatroniki
artillery system
testing of barrels
exploitation of artillery
title Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
title_full Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
title_fullStr Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
title_full_unstemmed Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
title_short Results of Wear Evident in the Gun Barrel Bore of the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank
title_sort results of wear evident in the gun barrel bore of the leopard 2a4 main battle tank
topic artillery system
testing of barrels
exploitation of artillery
url http://promechjournal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0014.0289
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