1

Th

e M

od

ifie

d T

an

k A

mm

un

itio

nIM

I M

152/6

HE

AT

-A

P -

T

Nati

on

al D

efe

nse In

du

str

ial A

sso

cia

tio

n

40th

An

nu

al A

rmam

en

t S

yste

ms:

GA

RM

New

Orl

ean

s, L

A

Ap

ril 25-2

8, 2005

Isra

el M

ilita

ry I

nd

ustr

ies L

td.

(IM

I)

P.O

. B

ox 1

044

Ram

at

Hasharo

n 4

7100,

ISR

AE

L

ds

ch

ird

ing

@im

i-is

rae

l.c

om

Dan

ny S

ch

ird

ing

Chie

f S

yste

ms E

ngin

eer

Tank A

mm

unitio

n D

irecto

rate

-IM

I A

mm

unitio

n G

roup

2

Th

e M

ain

Op

era

tio

na

l N

ee

ds

of

Arm

or

Co

rps

To

destr

oy T

an

ks a

nd

LA

V’s

To

bre

ach

an

d p

en

etr

ate

bu

nkers

an

d b

uild

ing

s

wit

h m

axim

um

resu

ltin

g d

am

ag

e

To

in

cap

acit

ate

in

fan

try, esp

ecia

lly A

T s

qu

ad

s.

3

The

curr

ent

105-m

m f

amil

y r

ounds

KE

KE

He

avy -

arm

or

HE

AT

HE

AT

Mediu

m a

nd

light arm

ore

d

vehic

les a

nd

bunkers

HE

P/H

ES

HH

EP

/HE

SH

Lig

ht arm

ore

d

vehic

les a

nd

bunkers

WP

Scre

en

ing

and S

pottin

g

?AP

IMI

so

lutio

ns

4

ST

UN

AP

AM

M152/6

The

IMI

AP

rounds

5

A less t

han

leth

al ta

nk r

ou

nd

fo

r u

se in

lo

w in

ten

sit

y c

on

flic

ts.

Th

e r

ou

nd

is d

esig

ned

to

dete

r b

y c

reati

ng

a f

lash

, b

an

g a

nd

bla

st

eff

ect

sim

ilar

to s

erv

ice a

mm

un

itio

n.

Ta

nk

Stu

n R

ou

nd

s -

Mis

sio

n S

tate

me

nt

6

Th

e s

tun

ro

un

d g

ives t

he t

an

k’s

cre

w t

he a

bilit

y t

o b

e e

ffecti

ve

in s

itu

ati

on

s s

uc

h a

s:

Inc

ide

nts

in

vo

lvin

g n

on

-co

mb

ata

nts

Arm

ed

terr

ori

sts

hid

ing

beh

ind

a c

row

d

Ho

sti

le c

ivilia

ns (

mo

b)

tryin

g t

o a

pp

roach

/clim

b o

n t

he t

an

k

7

105 m

m &

120 m

m S

TU

N r

ou

nd

s

(Le

ss

-Th

an

-Le

tha

l ta

nk

ro

un

d)

105 m

m120 m

m

ST

UN

UN

IT

Pro

pel

ling

Sy

stem

8

Vid

eo

film

of

the f

irin

g t

est

–105 m

m

9

120-m

m

10

An

ti-P

ers

on

nel/

An

ti-M

ate

riel

105-m

mT

an

k R

ou

nd

11

Car

trid

ge

case

Ele

ctric

Prim

er

Pro

pella

nt

Impa

ct F

uze

6 S

ub-m

uniti

ons

Ele

ctro

nic

Tim

e F

uze

Eje

ctio

n

Cha

rge

Tra

cer

Pro

pel

ling

Sys

tem

Pro

ject

ile

Sta

tus:

105 m

m in

op

era

tio

nal u

se.

X 6

Slid

er x

2ce

ntrif

ugal

pin

pyro

tech

nic

dela

yde

tona

tor

strik

er

AP

AM

–A

nti

-Pe

rso

nn

el/

An

ti-M

ate

rie

l

12

Man

ual fu

ze s

ett

ing

Sem

i-au

tom

ati

c f

uze s

ett

er

Ind

uc

tiv

e F

uze

Se

tte

r (I

FS

)

Fu

ze

Se

ttin

g

13

AP

AM

–B

as

ic M

od

es

of

Op

era

tio

n

Eje

cti

on

Mo

de -

Eje

cte

dsu

b-m

un

itio

ns e

xp

lod

e s

eq

ue

ntia

lly in

the a

ir a

fter

separa

tion.

An

ti-P

ers

on

ne

lA

nti

-He

lic

op

ter

Bu

nk

ers

& B

uil

din

gs

LA

V’s

Imp

ac

t M

od

e –

Entire

pro

jectile

explo

des a

s a

unitary

warh

ead

upon im

pact.

14

AP

MO

DE

(E

JE

CT

ION

) D

YN

AM

IC A

RE

NA

TE

ST

Du

st r

aise

d b

y fr

agm

ents

dir

ectio

n o

f fire

Hig

h e

ffecti

ven

ess a

gain

st

hid

den

an

d p

ron

e t

arg

ets

15

Sid

e v

iew

Fro

nt

vie

w

AN

TI-

HE

LIC

OP

TE

R M

OD

E

Six

su

bm

un

itio

ns (

an

d t

he p

roje

cti

le b

od

y &

base)

fly

tow

ard

s t

he t

arg

et.

On

e h

it is g

oo

d e

no

ug

h.

Even

in

a n

ear

mis

s, th

e h

elico

pte

r p

ilo

t w

ill see a

nd

/or

feel

the d

eto

nati

on

s,

cau

sin

g m

issio

n a

bo

rt.

PE

NE

TR

AT

ION

OF

10

mm

RH

A T

AR

GE

T

BY

SU

BM

UN

ITIO

NS

16

AM

MO

DE

(IM

PA

CT

)

Pro

jecti

le w

ill

pen

etr

ate

LA

V’s

an

d

Bu

nk

ers

.

Hig

h d

en

sit

y o

f le

thal fr

ag

men

ts

insid

e.

Lig

ht

arm

or

Do

ub

le

rein

forc

ed

co

ncre

te

wa

ll

Hit

s o

n

wit

ness

pla

te

17

AP

AM

10

5 -

Da

ma

ge

to

Sa

nd

& T

imb

er

Bu

nk

er

1 R

OU

ND

18

Th

e O

pti

mal S

olu

tio

n !

Maxim

um

cap

ab

ilit

y w

ith

min

imu

m r

ou

nd

s.

Red

uced

lo

gis

tic lo

ad

.

LA

Vs

,

Infa

ntr

y,

Bu

nkers

& B

uild

ing

s,

Helico

pte

rs.

Arm

or

19

Th

e a

lte

rna

tiv

e…

!

IMI’

s al

tern

ativ

e so

lutio

n -

Up

gra

din

g H

EA

T r

ou

nd

s

Usin

g the o

ld a

nd w

ell

know

n type o

f am

munitio

n

En

ha

nce

ca

pa

bili

tie

s

Imp

rove

re

liab

ility

Impro

ve s

afe

ty

Cost –

effective (

hig

h k

ill p

robabili

ty)

Pro

vid

ing

Arm

or

Co

rps n

ee

ds

Arm

ies a

rou

nd

th

e w

orl

d h

ave larg

e s

tocks o

f 105-m

m

HE

AT

ro

un

ds (

M456 / IM

I M

152/3

)

20

M456 /

IMI M

152/3

Co

nve

rsio

nEle

ctr

on

icD

ev

ice

“F

UZ

AM

AN

”IM

I M

152/6

21

“F

UZ

AM

AN

”

Hig

h –

Re

lia

bil

ity

Ele

ctr

on

ic T

ime

De

vic

e

RE

SH

EF

TE

CH

NO

LO

GIE

S,

LT

D.

AN

AR

YT

CO

MP

AN

Y

22

Co

nve

rsio

n

Benefit

23

Is it

that

sim

ple

?

Infl

uen

ce o

n t

he a

ero

ballis

tics p

erf

orm

an

ce:

Dra

g F

orc

e

Lift F

orc

e

Sta

tic a

nd D

ynam

ic S

tabili

ty

Ju

mp

Infl

uen

ce o

n t

he f

inal b

all

isti

c

Tra

jecto

ry

Dis

pers

ion

(Accu

racy)

Pen

etr

ati

on

Th

e o

pera

tio

nal b

en

efi

ts:

Warh

ead d

eto

nation a

bove the g

round –

AP

mode

Warh

ead d

eto

nation u

pon im

pact and g

razin

g

(relia

bili

ty a

nd s

afe

ty)

Multi-purp

ose c

apabili

ty

Imp

rovem

en

ts

24

Researc

h a

nd

Develo

pm

en

t

Acti

vit

ies

25

Pre

lim

ina

ry a

na

lys

is a

nd

win

d t

un

ne

l te

sts

fo

r th

e

“F

UZ

AM

AN

”T

he

max

.

freq

uen

cy o

f th

e

alte

rnat

or?

Inp

ut

no

zzle

dia

.? [

mm

]

Ou

tpu

t n

ozz

le

dia

.? [

mm

]

Nu

mb

er o

f O

utp

ut

no

zzle

ho

les?

Mat

eria

l o

f

imp

elle

r?

Th

e ax

le o

f th

e Im

pel

ler

(bar

, tu

be)

?

Str

ess

on

th

e

imp

elle

r?

Tim

e to

Sta

bil

ity

?

Ener

gy a

t

Sta

bil

ity

po

int?

Mac

h a

nd

sp

in

infl

uen

ce?

2 p

aral

lel

ener

gy

so

urc

es?

Hei

gh

t o

f th

e im

pel

ler

win

gs?

[m

m]

MA

CH

= 4

.0

26

Win

d t

un

nel te

sts

Mach n

um

bers

: 1.2

, 1.6

, 2.0

, 2.2

, 2.6

, 2.8

Angle

of attack: -7

º+

7º

Cd v

s M

ach

Ae

rod

yn

am

ic c

oe

ffic

ien

ts (

Cm

, C

n, C

roll,

Cl

etc

.)

Xcp –

Xcg (

sta

tic s

tabili

ty)

Ae

rob

all

isti

cs

an

aly

sis

an

d w

ind

tu

nn

el

tes

ts f

or

the

Pro

jec

tile

of

IMI M

15

2/6

27

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Ty

pe

No

. 1

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Ty

pe

No

. 2

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Ty

pe

No

. 3

Pro

toty

pe

s f

or

Win

d t

un

ne

l:

28

MA

CH

= 2

.8

SW

EE

P A

LP

HA

29

C-N

OR

/AL

PH

A

C-P

ITC

H/A

LP

HA

CL

/AL

PH

A

CD

/AL

PH

A

30

C-A

XIA

L/A

LP

HA

CP

-BA

SE

/AL

PH

A

C-S

IDE

/AL

PH

A

C-Y

AW

/AL

PH

A

31

XC

P(D

)/A

LP

HA

32

Pro

toty

pe N

o. 1

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Ex

tern

al B

all

isti

cs

te

st

-IM

I M

15

2/6

33

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Pro

toty

pe N

o. 2

34

X1

0

X1

00

X1

000

Pro

toty

pe N

o. 3

35

tail

body

spik

e

M456 / IM

I M

152/3

(Re

fere

nc

e)

36

Dis

pers

ion

/ a

ccu

racy (

2,0

00 m

)

37

Ballis

tically m

atc

hed

tra

jecto

ry

12

3R

ef.

38

Velo

city v

s. T

ime

39

Fin

al

Ba

llis

tic

s t

es

t -

IMI

M1

52

/6

Safe

ty F

irin

g T

est

Sim

ula

ted c

art

ridge w

ith

pyro

technic

(flash)

co

mp

ositio

n

40

Pen

etr

ati

on

tests

M152/3

warh

ead

RH

A targ

et (2

25 m

m p

late

at 120-m

fro

m the m

uzzle

)

60º

NA

TO

Altern

ato

r axle

in t

he “

FU

ZA

MA

N”:

bar

/ tu

be

Sig

nific

an

tly b

ett

er

the

n M

45

6

Fir

ing

test

–Y

aw

Wa

ve

le

ng

th

Dyn

am

ic s

tab

ility

P=

46

5 m

mP

= 4

40 m

m

41

Fro

nt

Sid

eB

ac

k S

ide

42

Dyn

am

ic a

ren

a t

est

(AP

mo

de)

12

3

43

Reliab

ilit

y -

Deto

nati

on

ab

ove t

he g

rou

nd

(A

P m

od

e)

44

Op

era

tio

nal R

esearc

h-

Leth

al A

rea -

20x50 m

Crite

ria

: P

ers

on

ne

l E

ne

my

Sta

ndin

g /

Pro

ne 3

0”

assault

Firin

g: 1 r

ound / s

eries o

f 3 r

ounds

Re

ma

inin

g v

elo

city -

85

5 m

/se

c

(2,0

00 m

)

Angle

of

fall

-0.3

deg.

Resu

lts -

The o

ptim

al heig

ht of deto

nation (

above g

round)

-6 m

Mean A

rea o

f E

ffectiveness (

MA

E)

/ Leth

al A

rea a

nd

Incapacitation P

robabili

ty M

aps

45

Inca

pac

itat

ion

Pro

bab

ility

()

Map

k

46

Inca

pac

itat

ion

Pro

bab

ility

()

Map

k

47

Inca

pac

itat

ion

Pro

bab

ility

()

Map

k

48

Inca

pac

itat

ion

Pro

bab

ility

()

Map

k

49

Gra

zin

g (

imp

act

sw

itch

) F

un

cti

on

ing

test

50

Co

nv

ers

ion

of

M4

56

or

IMI M

15

2/3

to

IMI M

15

2/6

at

fie

ld le

ve

l

12

34

5

51

Gro

wth

Po

ten

tia

l –

12

0 m

m

52

Su

mm

ary

-T

arg

ets

an

d O

pe

rati

ng

Mo

de

s

MB

T &

LA

V

Bu

nk

ers

& B

uil

din

gs

Gra

zin

g (

safe

ty)

If t

he

pro

jec

tile

gra

ze

s t

he

gro

un

d,

an

im

pa

ct

sw

itc

h

fun

cti

on

s a

nd

deto

nate

s t

he w

arh

ead

(n

o d

ud

s).

AP

Ma

nu

el/A

uto

ma

tic

sett

ing

s

for

the

MG

S (

stri

ker

).

X

M1

52/6