Computational Modeling of Recoilless Weapons Combat Training-Associated Blast Exposure

Military personnel are routinely exposed to blast as part of routine combat training with shoulder-fired weapons. Scientific, medical, and military leaders are beginning to recognize that use of shoulder-fired weapons may result in acute and potentially long-term physiological effects. However, the back blast generated from shoulder-fired weapons on the weapon operator has not been well characterized. By quantifying and modeling the full-body blast exposure from these weapons, better injury correlations can be constructed.