Slat armour against Armour Piercing (AP) bullets
conference paper
The goal of this research is to develop light-weight armour steel solutions against AP bullets. AP core materials are quite brittle and therefore weak in tension. Tension occurs when the bullets impact on an inclined surface, as the AP core will bend. This easily results in break-up or even shattering of the brittle AP material. In both an experimental and simulation effort the effect of inclined impact on thin steel slats is explored. The AP bullets range in calibre from 7.62 to 14.5 mm and various impact velocities are used.
Behind the slats a vertical metal plate is used to stop the expanding fragment cloud formed by the fragments of the bullet and slats. This plate may also be an existing part of the vehicle or ship, such that only the slat armour system can be applied as add-on.1
Behind the slats a vertical metal plate is used to stop the expanding fragment cloud formed by the fragments of the bullet and slats. This plate may also be an existing part of the vehicle or ship, such that only the slat armour system can be applied as add-on.1
TNO Identifier
990233
ISBN
978-160595692-3
Source title
33rd International Symposium on Ballistics 2023, Bruges, Belgium, 16-20 October 2023
Pages
2235-2246
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