The XM-736 8-inch projectile was a
binaryhowitzerround that was designed to carry the nerve agent
VX.[1] After the suspension of the testing in 1982, models indicated the shell could be unstable in flight due to the liquid properties of VX.[2] However, instabilities were not observed during earlier testing, and it is unknown if instabilities in the shell were ever found.[2]
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abD'Amico, William P., Jr. "Comments on the Flight Stability of the XM736 8-Inch Binary Projectile", (
Abstract/Citation), October 1982, accessed January 3, 2009.