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ABSTRACT (Continue on ravateo ildo II naceaaary and identity by block mmmbat) The technique of holographic interferometry was applied tc the study of gas core characteristics in the barrel of a 20mm cannon. Using standard hydrodynamic equations theoretical pre-dictions were calculated. Holographic interferograms were made of the associated flow field near the projectile during firing. Reconstruction of the wavefront provided the necessary means o