XM-736 8-inch projectile
The XM-736 8-inch projectile was a binary howitzer round that was designed to carry the nerve agent VX. After the suspension of the testing in 1982, models indicated the shell could be unstable in flight due to the liquid properties of VX. However, instabilities were not observed during earlier testing, and it is unknown if instabilities in the shell were ever found.
XM-736 8-inch projectile
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The XM-736 8-inch projectile was a binary howitzer round that was designed to carry the nerve agent VX. After the suspension of the testing in 1982, models indicated the shell could be unstable in flight due to the liquid properties of VX. However, instabilities were not observed during earlier testing, and it is unknown if instabilities in the shell were ever found.
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Binary howitzer round that was designed to carry the nerve agent VX.
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- 1.Adams, Robert W. "CHEMICAL WARFARE IN FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS", Command and Staff College, United States Navy, via Globalsecurity.org, April 6, 1984, accessed January 3, 2009.
- 2.MIL-P-51458. PROJECTILE, 8 INCH, VX-2, XM736 WITHOUT CANISTER, NM, XM28, LOADING, ASSEMBLYAND PACKING (NO S/S DOCUMENT). 26-JUN-1979
- 3.Dr. Forrest R. Frank -Staff Associate House Committee on International Relations. Binary Chemical Munitions and the Proliferation of Chemical Warfare Capability. 1983
- 4.D'Amico, William P., Jr. "Comments on the Flight Stability of the XM736 8-Inch Binary Projectile", (Abstract/Citation), October 1982, accessed January 3, 2009.https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA120048.pdf
- 5.D'Amico, William P. In-flight payload temperature measurements for the XM736 binary projectile. Aberdeen Proving Ground. 1975.
- 6.William P. D'Amico, Jr. Simulant Reaction Temperature Measurement via Telemetry for the XM736 at Charge 9. MEMORANDUM REPORT ARBRL-MR-03021 (Supersedes 1 MR No. 639). US ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND - BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABORATORY. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND May 1980
- 7.Dr. Robert J. Rutman, University of Pennsylvania. Binary Chemical Weapons: Details, Difficulties, and Dangers. United States Congress House. Committee on Appropriations. 1982
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