MIL-STD-376 Revision A:1998

1 Scope
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Application
1.3 Materials and test conditions
1.4 Limitations
2 Applicable documents
2.1 Government documents
2.1.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks
2.2 Order of precedence
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
4.1 Target configuration and setup
4.1.1 Ceramic tild and confinement frame
4.1.2 Thickness of the ceramic plates
4.1.3 Backing plate
4.1.4 Target fixturing
4.2 Projectile specifications
4.3 Test conditions
4.3.1 Launch system
4.3.1.1 Gun system and launch package
4.3.1.2 Propellant
4.3.2 Launch parameters
4.4 Velocity measuring equipment
4.4.1 Chronograph
4.4.2 Detectors
4.4.3 Flash radiography systems
5 Detailed requirements
5.1 Test conditions
5.2 Ballistic test procedure
5.2.1 Firing practices
5.2.4 Measurement of residual penetration
5.2.3 Baseline penetrator calibration
5.2.4 Quantity of test specimens
5.2.5 Correction for striking velocity variation
5.3 Ballistic test report
5.4 Ceramic performance evaluation
5.4.1 Reference ceramics
5.4.1.1 Aluminum oxide baseline
5.4.1.2 Boron carbide baseline
5.4.1.3 Silicon carbide baseline
5.4.1.4 Titanium diboride baseline
5.4.2 Performance ranking of tested materials
5.4.3 Applications to variant test configurations
5.5 Acceptance and rejection
5.6 Test samples ownership
5.7 Retests
5.8 Security classification of armor
6 Notes
6.1 Intended use
6.2 Issue of DODISS
6.3 Subject term (keyword) listing
Figure
1 Standard target configuration
2 Standard target configuration
3 General schematic
4 Vernier measurements
5 Penetration as a function of velocity for 91% W rod
6 90% aluminum oxide reference map
7 Boron carbide reference map
8 Silicon carbide reference map
9 Titanium diboride reference map
Appendices
A Armor specifications
B Armor references
Table I
I Expected DOP values for Titanium Diboride for
     30-180 kg/m2 AD

Gives a general methodology for the test equipment, procedures, targets, and terminology needed to develop ballistic performance evaluation and ranking of advanced armor materials against high-density eroding projectiles.