Comparative Effectiveness of Armor-Defeating Ammunition

Abstract

There are, at present, two major types of armor-defeating ammunition; projectiles which depend upon their own kinetic energy to pierce or punch a hole through armor, and explosive-loaded shell which, upon impact and denotation against armor, generate the energy required for the defeat of the target.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 08, 1951
Accession Number
ADA954868

Entities

People

  • A. Hurlich

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fuzes (Ordnance)
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Kinetic Energy Projectiles
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Second World War
  • Shaped Charges
  • Spaced Armor
  • Tungsten Carbides

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering