XM736 8-inch projectile

The XM-736 8-inch projectile was a binary howitzer round that was designed to carry the nerve agent VX.Adams, Robert W. "[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/1984/ARW.htm CHEMICAL WARFARE IN FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONS]", Command and Staff College, United States Navy, via Globalsecurity.org, April 6, 1984, accessed January 3, 2009. After the suspension of the testing in 1982, models indicated the shell could be unstable in flight due to the liquid properties of VX.D'Amico, William P., Jr. "Comments on the Flight Stability of the XM736 8-Inch Binary Projectile", ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110429122523/http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA120048 Abstract/Citation]), October 1982, accessed January 3, 2009. However, instabilities were not observed during earlier testing, and it is unknown if instabilities in the shell were ever found.