• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.173-176
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• 2009

The mortar system is useful for infantry because of effectiveness to position operation and to attack at opposite slope that can not reached by direct-firing guns and howitzers. The Army continuously has researched on 120mm mortar system, and insist needs for 120mm mortar system with advanced accuracy, mobility and range. In this study, we had designed the formulation of solid rocket propellants applied on 120mm rocket assisted projectile, and fabricated a prototype, and investigated feasibility of rocket assisted projectile for 120mm mortar results from static firing and flight test.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.611-620
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• 2018

Limitations on human and material resources make it is difficult to conduct Ammunition Stockpile Reliability Program (ASRP) tasks for the entire ammunition. Stockpile ammunition life prediction studies can contribute to efficient ASRP tasks. This study assess the shelf-life of ammunition, using survival analysis based on ASRP results for 60mm and 81mm mortar ammunition from 2003 to 2016. Traditional assessments often use solely storage duration as the only main independent variable; however, this assessment used other factors such as ammunition magazine shape and weather factors with the stockpile shelf-life as independent variables to conduct a Cox's proportional hazard model analysis. This was then followed by an assessment of ammunition magazine type, maximum temperature and rainfall factors influence on the shelf-life of 60mm and 81mm mortar ammunition. As a result, the type of ammunition magazine, maximum temperature and the rainfall influence the shelf-life of 60mm and 81mm mortar ammunition.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.1081-1086
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• 2010

The technical procedure of an enhancement of a 120 mm rocket assisted projectile has here addressed by analyzing the ballistic performance with several the solid rocket propellants and shell designs. The performance was evaluated by aero-ballistic analyses and static ground tests of the rocket motor. Consequently, firing tests showed that one of tested models gave about 70% of extended range compared with conventional projectiles.