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Form Approved
OMB No. 0704-0188
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1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)
17-09-2007
2. REPORT TYPE
Final
3. DATES COVERED (From - To)
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Test Operations Procedure (TOP)
3-2-045 Small Arms - Hand and Shoulder Weapons and Machineguns
5a. CONTRACT NUMBER
5b. GRANT NUMBER
5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER
6. AUTHORS
5d. PROJECT NUMBER
2007-DT-ATC-TOPRO-D4265
5e. TASK NUMBER
5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Small Arms Systems Division (TEDT-AT-FP-S)
US Army Aberdeen Test Center
400 Colleran Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
TOP 3-2-045
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Test Business Management Division (TEDT-TMB)
US Army Developmental Test Command
314 Longs Corner Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5055
10. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S
ACRONYM(S)
11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT
NUMBER(S)
Same as item 8
12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), AD No.: ADA481861
This TOP supersedes TOP 3-2-045, Automatic Weapons, Machineguns, Hand and Shoulder Weapons, 21 Dec 1983
14. ABSTRACT
This TOP contains a compilation of procedures for testing hand and shoulder weapons and machineguns, including
crew served weapons and light automatic cannons up to 50 millimeters in caliber. The test procedures apply to the
basic weapons only; see TOP 4-2-016
1
for test procedures for small arms ammunition. Also, see TOP 3-2-504
2
for
safety evaluations of hand and shoulder weapons. Grenade launchers are covered in TOP 3-2-030
3
. Many small arms
are also used as subsystems in combat vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, etc.; in these cases, consult TOPs relevant to the
specific platforms for possible additional test procedures.
15. SUBJECT TERMS
Small Arms Handguns
Machineguns Shoulder Weapons
Rifle Gun Tests
16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF
ABSTRACT
SAR
18. NUMBER
OF
PAGES
85
19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON
a. REPORT B. ABSTRACT C. THIS PAGE
Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified
19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)
Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98)
Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39-18
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