- Author
- Schulz, M. P.
- Title
- Special Study of Automatic Fire Extinguisher System (AFES) for the Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) Retest. Final Report. June 7, 1985-October 15, 1985.
- Coporate
- Army Combat Systems Test Activity, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
- Report
- USACSTA-6310, November 1985, 29 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service LIMITED DISTRIBUTION to U.S. Government agencies only
- Keywords
- fire extinguishers | ammunition | fire suppression | explosives | fuel fires
- Identifiers
- Automatic Fire Extinguisher System (AFES); Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV); explosive initiated fuel fire
- Abstract
- A Retest of the Automatic Fire Extinguisher Systems (AFES) proposed for use in the Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) was conducted by the U.S. Army Combat Systems Test Activity, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD from June to October 1985, to determine if the system (crew area) provided adequate protection from the FAASV. The object of the test was to provide the data necessary to evaluate both the crew compartment AFES. The results indicated that the crew compartment AFES could not consistently discriminate and the AFES could not consistently suppress explosive initiated fuel or hydraulic fires. It is recommended that a statement of adequacy for the crew compartment AFES not be issued at this time and that further testing be conducted.