EFFECT OF SOIL BARRIERS ON SHAPED CHARGE PENETRATION

Abstract

Tests were conducted to determine the effect of dry and wet soil barriers (sand, loam, and clay) on shaped-charged jet penetration. A 5-in. rocket head Mk 25 loaded with Composition B was used as the jet producer. After the jet passed through the soil barrier, it impinged upon a plate of armor steel. The residual penetration of the steel was measured in each case. Varying the soil had little effect on the amount of shaped-charge penetration. Clay and wet soil barriers offered slightly more resistance to the shaped-charge jet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 1953
Accession Number
AD0012951

Entities

People

  • V. Philipchuk

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Tank Mines
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Ballistics
  • Field Tests
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Residuals
  • Rocket Warheads
  • Rockets
  • Security
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charges
  • Terminal Ballistics
  • Test Sets

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Explosive Engineering.