TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - A method for predicting effects of military rifles
JO  - Acta chirurgica Scandinavica Supplementum
A1  - Scepanovic, D.
A1  - Alberht, M.
A1  - Erdeljan, D.
SP  - 29
EP  - 37
VL  - 508
IS  - 
N2  - Comparative analysis of penetration of military bullets through soap blocks and an average 220 mm long trajectory through live muscle in pigs, at 50 m range, using Yugoslav M 48 cal. 7.9 mm and M 70 cal. 7.62 mm, Belgian FAL cal. 7.62 mm and American M 16 A 1 cal. 5.56 mm rifles were performed. The volume of residual cavity in soap (Z) and the mass of surgically excised dead tissue (G) were inter-related and a power curve G = a Zb was determined, yielding a coefficient of correlation 1.00. Another series of tests using two Soviet rifles - M 1891/30 cal 7.62 mm and Dragunov cal. 7.62 mm with average trajectory length in pigs 160 mm, was effected. Applying the same regression coefficients "a" and "b" from previous studies, a prediction of G from Z was found to be correct with less than 10% error, as compared to really excised tissue by a surgeon. In conclusion, a mathematical model derived from soap tests can be reliably applied for predicting injury made in vivo by standard military rifles.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-1860
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -