Patent ID: 7600421

Claim:
A ballistic test projectile, comprising: a nose section comprising a windshield and aft of the windshield, an ogive; a body section aft of the nose section, the body section comprising a generally cylindrical body connected to the ogive; a base section aft of the body section, the base section comprising a base adapter connected to the body and a base bottom connected to the base adapter; a base pressure gage disposed in the base bottom; at least one side pressure gage disposed in the body; an electronics cup disposed in the body, the electronics cup comprising a battery cup, a signal conditioning cup, a multiplexer cup, an accelerometer cup and a transmitter cup; and an obturator disposed on the base section, the obturator being a slip obturator such that substantially no spin is imparted to the projectile during its launch reducing its flight stability while increasing its drag and reducing its velocity and range so that the projectile is able to be recovered and reused with minor refurbishment.