JOTP-011
5 December 2014
APPENDIX C. ENVIRONMENTAL TEST DESCRIPTIONS
ANNEX 2. DYNAMIC TESTS
underwater launched munitions at standard ambient conditions.
C.2-6 TACTICAL DROP/IMPACT.
Subject half of all sequential test munitions to the Tactical Handling Drop Test with criteria of
Safe for Use. Perform drop testing in accordance with MIL-STD-810, Method 516 using the
following test parameters:
a. Munition Configuration: The munition will be in its launch configuration such as bare
munition or canistered as described in paragraph 6.4 of the main text.
b. Test Level: The default drop height is 1.5 m onto a concrete supported steel surface.
However, this height may be tailored for larger non-manhandled munitions since the 1.5 m tactical
drop is less likely to occur and likely to damage the test items to such a degree that the round
should not be loaded onto the launch platform. If there is a reasonable expectation of such damage,
a separate subtest using inert assets should be used to determine a set of reduced-severity
conditions of drop orientations and heights which will reduce the damage to the munition to a level
where all or nearly all of the test items will be capable of being loaded and fired. After the subtest
has determined an acceptable height, the remainder of the LCEP rounds will be tested at this height.
c. Drop Orientation: Each test munition is to be dropped once to impact in one of the
following orientations (sample size should be sufficient to ensure that all orientations are
addressed):
(1) Major axis horizontal.
(2) Major axis vertical, nose up / base down.
(3) Major axis vertical, nose down / base up.
(4) Major axis 45°, nose up / base down.
(5) Major axis 45°, nose down / base up.
d. Test Temperature: Temperature condition the test munitions prior to testing. Stabilize
all cold munitions to -46 °C, and all hot munitions to the packaged SRE temperature. The drop
tests should be conducted within the shortest duration possible upon removal from the conditioned
environment. The maximum duration should be no longer than 15 minutes. During transport from
the conditioned environment to the test site, it is good practice to minimize heat transfer effects
through the use of thermal mitigation measures (i.e., insulated transport box or insulating blanket).
C.2-7 ROUGH HANDLING TRANSIT DROP.
C.2-13
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