Techniques for the Field Repair of Armour Battle Damage

Abstract

Simple techniques for repair of armour damaged in a battlefield are described. For aluminum armour of the type used on an armoured personnel carrier (APC) explosively driven fasteners are used, while for steel armours of the type used on tanks an adhesive system is used. Both methods are shown to perform well in ballistic tests and in vehicle trials. Some limited testing of adhesive tape patching to prevent water ingress through small penetrations on an APC armour is also described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173834

Entities

People

  • C. G. Killoh
  • N. M. Burman

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Adhesive Tapes
  • Adhesives
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Battlefields
  • Bonding
  • Chemistry
  • Fasteners
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • ballistics.