Third Special Section on Pressure Vessels Technology Applied to Gun Tubes

Abstract

Nowadays, artillery and armor are characterized by rapid reaction, high maneuverability and mobility, and high technological sophistication. Modern artillery and tank guns call for maximal range, rate of fire, and fire precision as well as for highly energetic and effective ammunitions. These multiple and contradictory constraints suggest extreme firing conditions of the gun, including high chamber pressure, severe temperatures, and a harsh corrosive environment, but weight reduction and geometrical compactness of the gun barrels as well.