Four ways to defeat an RPG7
conference paper
Operational requirements for platforms like Infantry Fighting Vehicles result in a constant trade-off between protection and mobility. Mobility limits the weight of the IFV and, on the other hand, it needs protection against a range of threats. One of these threats is the low cost unguided RPG7, the subject of this paper. First, its capability against steel armor (RHA) is described. Armor is the first and most common way of coping with the RPG7 threat. From this knowledge, three other ways of protection, that are more weight-effective, will be described. Protection in this case means: no perforation of the vehicle' s armor.
This paper discusses the results of experimental set-ups of the interaction between EM armor and threat. With respect to sensor
development, topics which will be addressed are the RPG7 weapon itself, multispectral signatures of the launch and the projectile flight
trajectory. Electric reactive armor (ELRA) forms an intermediate solution between active and passive solutions. Also special passive
solutions to counter an RPG7 will be outlined, solutions that have been derived from protection of buildings, such as nets.
This paper discusses the results of experimental set-ups of the interaction between EM armor and threat. With respect to sensor
development, topics which will be addressed are the RPG7 weapon itself, multispectral signatures of the launch and the projectile flight
trajectory. Electric reactive armor (ELRA) forms an intermediate solution between active and passive solutions. Also special passive
solutions to counter an RPG7 will be outlined, solutions that have been derived from protection of buildings, such as nets.
TNO Identifier
182971
Source title
3rd European Survivability Workshop, Toulouse, France, 16-18 May 2006
Pages
1-11
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