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THE 76-MM GUN M1A1 AND M1A2: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. ANTI-TANK CAPABILITIES DURING WORLD WAR II.

AD1045347

Publication Date	2018
Personal Author	Cosme, J.; Ranu, J.; Spickert-Fulton, S.
Page Count	58
Abstract	This report provides an analysis of the U.S. anti-tank technology during World War II. A ballistic analysis is used to corroborate the battlefield history and gain an understanding of the physical and technological factors that spurred the development of the M1 series 76-mm Gun and family of ammunition.The technical manual (TM) 9-1907 was published 23 September 1944, but it was missing performance data for the 76-mm hyper-velocity, armor-piercing (HVAP) shell and any information for performance of the U.S. anti-tank capabilities against the German Panther tank. Battle history indicates there was a technological capability gap against upgraded Panzer armor. This report attempts to use hand calculations and modeling and simulation (PRODAS) to fill in the information that is missing in TM 9-1907. The analysis offers the reader a greater engineering comprehension of the challenges faced between June 1944 and May 1945 and the circumstances necessitating the rapid fielding of the 76-mm HVAP shell after German capability upgrades were encountered in the European Theater of Operations from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge (June to December 1944).
Keywords	Ballistics Armor piercing ammunition Tracer ammunition Small arms Small arms ammunition Tanks (combat vehicles) Second world war Military history Combat operations Battlefields Performance(engineering) Military capabilities Theater level operations Ballistic performance analysis 76-mm gun Armor penetration M-4a3e8 tank Limit velocity
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92D - Education, Law, & Humanities 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics 79D - Combat Vehicles 79G - Guns
Corporate Authors	Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical Report,01 Jan 1939,31 Dec 1945
NTIS Issue Number	201810

THE 76-MM GUN M1A1 AND M1A2: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. ANTI-TANK CAPABILITIES DURING WORLD WAR II.

THE 76-MM GUN M1A1 AND M1A2: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. ANTI-TANK CAPABILITIES DURING WORLD WAR II.
AD1045347

Publication Date	2018
Personal Author	Cosme, J.; Ranu, J.; Spickert-Fulton, S.
Page Count	58
Abstract	This report provides an analysis of the U.S. anti-tank technology during World War II. A ballistic analysis is used to corroborate the battlefield history and gain an understanding of the physical and technological factors that spurred the development of the M1 series 76-mm Gun and family of ammunition.The technical manual (TM) 9-1907 was published 23 September 1944, but it was missing performance data for the 76-mm hyper-velocity, armor-piercing (HVAP) shell and any information for performance of the U.S. anti-tank capabilities against the German Panther tank. Battle history indicates there was a technological capability gap against upgraded Panzer armor. This report attempts to use hand calculations and modeling and simulation (PRODAS) to fill in the information that is missing in TM 9-1907. The analysis offers the reader a greater engineering comprehension of the challenges faced between June 1944 and May 1945 and the circumstances necessitating the rapid fielding of the 76-mm HVAP shell after German capability upgrades were encountered in the European Theater of Operations from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge (June to December 1944).
Keywords	Ballistics Armor piercing ammunition Tracer ammunition Small arms Small arms ammunition Tanks (combat vehicles) Second world war Military history Combat operations Battlefields Performance(engineering) Military capabilities Theater level operations Ballistic performance analysis 76-mm gun Armor penetration M-4a3e8 tank Limit velocity
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	92D - Education, Law, & Humanities 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics 79D - Combat Vehicles 79G - Guns
Corporate Authors	Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical Report,01 Jan 1939,31 Dec 1945
NTIS Issue Number	201810