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Comparison of Explosive Reactive Armour Against Different Threat Levels
Author(s) -
Held Manfred
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4087(199904)24:2<76::aid-prep76>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - armour , humanities , physics , art , materials science , nanotechnology , layer (electronics)
Explosive reactive armour (ERA) is an intelligent armour. It reduces the effects of the weapon systems with larger penetration capabilities like shaped charge jets much more compared to long rod penetrators or at least EFPs. But the residual penetration of the shaped charges in RHA can be still remarkable. Therefore, ERA has to be designed against the most threatening weapon system.