The Effect of Firing Rate on the Interior BallisticsCharacteristics of Metal Storm Weapon System

An interior ballistics physical process of weapon systems with the operation principle of Metal Storm was described in light of its characteristics. With an example of firing a kind of bullet, the effect of the variation of firing rate upon the interior ballistics characteristics was discussed in detail. The researches indicate that the greater the firing rate is, the stronger the coupling phenomenon of interior ballistics among the adjacent fired bullets is. This coupling phenomenon will further affect the muzzle parameters and shooting accuracy.