Trials Against Conqueror Tanks with Additional Ballistic Protection. Part 2: The Use of Large Hollow-Charge Warheads

Abstract

The results of static trials of American "Dart" (T.42) hollow-charge warheads fired against a fully stowed up-armored Conqueror with spaced armor protection indicated that, in these conditions: (i) the penetrative performance of "Dart" was extremely marginal, and (ii) when the armor was penetrated the "Dart" kill capabilities were associated with ammunition fires and crew lethality rather than with mechanical damage. A single experimental "Malkara" hollow-charge warhead was also fired; this produced an effective kill. The results suggest that a "Dart" type of warhead with the substitution of a copper cone might form a very effective G.W. warhead with a total weight not exceeding 25 pounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1957
Accession Number
ADA474293

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Aluminum
  • Ammunition
  • Armor
  • Bone Fractures
  • Brain
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Combustion
  • Detectors
  • Ear
  • Ear Diseases
  • Gas Detectors
  • Shaped Charges
  • Skull
  • Spaced Armor
  • Waves
  • Wounds And Injuries

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  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

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