A Method of Reducing the Mass of Penetrating Warheads

Abstract

A method of reducing the mass of a concrete-penetrating weapon by use of an elongated solid nose is presented, giving a mass reduction of 75% in the case considered when compared with a conventionally shaped warhead. The effect of varying the impact velocity is also discussed. The technique is not necessarily applicable to all penetrating weapons, or to all targets. Each particular case has to be considered separately, since there is no general rule.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0517336

Entities

People

  • M. J. Twigger

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Compressive Strength
  • Concrete
  • Cratering
  • Craters
  • Diameters
  • Equations
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Impact Point
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Projectiles
  • Rockets
  • Security

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  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.