M885A1：Enhanced Perance Round.docx

1、ApprovedforPublicRelease;Distributionisunlimited.OtherrequestsshallbereferredtotheProductManagerSmallCaliberAmmunitionM855A1_7EnhancedPerformanceRound(EPR)DistributionStatementA:OfficeoftheProjectManagerforManeuverAmmunitionSystems,ATTN:SFAE-AMO-MAS-SETI,Picatinny,NJ07806-5000sarM855A1HitstheTargetB

2、ehindBarriersWiththePenetratorand/orSlug3/811MildSteelM855A1M80,7.62mmcan'tpenetrateattheserangesKevlarFabricM855A1>53肥:eliable.M855A1wastestedoutto1000mandwasneverstopped.M855A1WILLPenetrateSomeBodyArmorDesignedtoStop7.62mmBallM855M855A1BattleBarrierSurrogate(3/8”steel)ConcreteMasonryUnitM85

3、5M855A1150(meters)0300450600itlyImprovedHardTargetPeC1AS3壬ResultsareforM16>M855300(meters)0150600M855855A1BattleBarrierSurrogate(3/8”steel)ConcreteMasonryUnitIM855A1hasSi(Accuracytestingshowsthatonaverage,95%ofroundswillhitwithinaeightbyeightinchtargetatarangeof600yards600Yardsisimportant,nothing

4、replacesgoodmarksmanshiptraining.eisbeMAS>tamccfimncrfantfpipfnr!IIIIIlliVZIliWIIV<<iwZIBronzeColoredTipWhatallSoldiersneedtoknowwhenusingthisround一Dramaticallyimproveshardtargetperformance一Providesdependable,consistenteffectsagainstsofttargetsandCQBperformance(nomoreThruandThrusll)一Signifi

5、cantlyimprovesperformanceatextendedrangesMatchlllikeaccuracy-VERYACCURATE一Noweightincrease,flashreduced,increasedvelocity一Extremelyeffectiveagainstawidevarietyoftargets(atrueallpurposesmallcaliberround)一NotyetapprovedforusewiththeGREM一NotyetapprovedfortheM249(Emergencyuseonlywithmagazine)Requirement

6、DeliveranEnvironmentallyFriendlyCartridgewiththesameorbetterperformance-OptimizedforM4WeaponSystem-Army'sReplacementforM855SummaryofBenefits Environmentalimpact一leadfreeprojectile一Eliminates2,000tonsofleadfromproduction一Allowsuseoftrainingrangeswithrestrictions一Removesleadhazardfrommfgenvironmen

7、tPerformanceBenefits一Consistentperformance:notyawdependant一SignificantlyimprovedperformanceatextendedrangesStatus: CompletedLowRateInitialProduction(LRIP)CompletedProductionQualificationTesting(PQT) ShippingtoTheater=Improvedpmpellznt-reducedflashf-TrajectoryMatch-NoSqlddifference一ImprovedaccuracyIM

8、cstSmallCaliberRoundEver,Over1MRounds!KevFutureEvents:MovingroundsfromKuwaitintoAfghanistan(1.1M)M855A1EnhancedPerformanceRound(EPR)-Environmentallyfriendlycartridgethatperformssignificantlybetterthananyothermilitary5.56mmcartridge-Representsasignificantperformanceimprovementina5.56mmbulletHardtarge

9、tperformance(steel)farbetterthan7.62mmball Softtargetperformancesimilarto7.62mmball-Atruegeneralpurposeroundoptimizedtoawidearrayoftargets-Significantlyimprovedhardtargetperformanceatlongerdistances-Providesconsistentperformanceagainstsofttargets(Yawsensitivity)-Usesaleadfreeprojectile(unlikeM855) E

10、liminates2,000TonsofLeadfromProduction/EnvironmentYearlyAllowsUseofTrainingRangeswithLeadRestrictionsPlannedtoreplaceM855fortheArmyehableContinuingtoProvideImprovedCapabilitiesforourWarfighters!SharinginfowithAlliesJulySTRATCOMimplementationGettinginfotoSoldierstheLeadFreeProgramWhyGreen?-MontrealPr

11、otocols,ExecutiveOrder(1993),EPA17List,AECStudy-Sometrainingrangesbecomingleadrestricted-Army'spolicyonenvironmentalstewardship-Expectedtighteningoffutureenvironmentalrestrictions-Publicawarenessofenvironmentalconcerns-CostofremovinghazardousmaterialsfrominstallationsGreeningEfforts-7.72mmballan

12、dtracerGreenPrimeracrosscalibers:enabje.FnllPerformanceBenefits-Dramaticallyimproveshardtargetperformance-Providesconsistenteffectsagainstsofttargets,CQBperformance-Matchlllikeaccuracy-VERYACCURATE Noweightincrease,improvedpropellant,reducedflash-TrajectoryMatchnoSoldiertrainingtransferdifference Si

13、gnificantperformanceimprovementsina5.56mmSofttargetperformancesimilarto7.62mmball-Hardtargetperformancefarbetterthan7.62mmball-ExtremelyeffectiveagainstALLtargetsets(atrue,generalpurposeround)EnvironmentalImpact-Leadfreeprojectile-Eliminates2,000tonsofleadfromproduction-AllowsuseoftrainingrangeswithrestrictionsM855A1ITCT5hjMAS；5A1andM855/).以ConsistentEffectsGRCarWindowGGCarDoorGG3/811SteelGYConcreteMasonryUnitYRSoftBodyArmor(2