Shaped Charge, Antitank, Hand-Thrown

Abstract

The program was performed in response to a request from US Army units in Germany for a hand-thrown grenade capable of defeating a tank. Descriptions of proposed designs are included and the results of limited tests recorded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785510

Entities

People

  • John D. Buchanan

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Foreign Technology
  • Grenades
  • Hand Grenades
  • Igniters
  • Land Mines
  • Land Warfare
  • Launchers
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Shaped Charges
  • Trajectories
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design