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Title: Rough handling tests. Final report on International Test Operations Procedure

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6001777

This document provides test procedures to simulate the transportation of items carried as unsecured cargo in trucks, or on the person of Army personnel. Items include munitions, rifles, rockets, radios, and mortars. Vibration testing, airdrop capability, and airdrop capability of explosives are not covered in this ITOP. This ITOP provides guidance for testing the ability of military items to withstand the shocks encountered during transportation to or employment on the battlefield.

Research Organization:
Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
6001777
Report Number(s):
AD-A-162532/6/XAB; ITOP-4-2-602
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English