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Re: Theoretical Question: Missile Design
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 7 Jun 2003 22:12:13 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Soren Roberts wrote:
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Yeah, but I’m hoping he doesn’t know that :) I like cone-tipped missiles.
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Okay, so try this on for size: impact detonation trigger. You want it to be in
the center of the missile, and you want it to be able to contact at oblique
angles. The easiest way to do that is to have it mounted to the end of a long
cone. Also, long skinny objects will be able to physically penetrate deeper
into any armor than a large fat object will, which is why M1 Abrams tank uses
depleted uranium discarding sabots, which can punch through the armor of pretty
much any tank out there. In the case of a detonation device, being able to
impale the exterior armor before detonation means that you can punch through the
remaining armor much easier. Having a shaped charge that explodes forward will
also concentrate the blast on the gaping weak point that you just created.
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| (...) Which is why later model T-80's employed re-active armor to explode on contact and redirect the shaped charge prior to detonation. I believe the Challenger and Leopard tanks use this mechanism as well... (21 years ago, 10-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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