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HIGH-VELOCITY PROJECTILE PENETRATION INTO THICK ARMOUR
Vlado N. Radić
The deformation of thick targets impacted by high-velocity projectiles is considered. The well-known model of Tate and Alekseevski, or rather the hydrodynamic limit thereof, is used to calculate the penetration depth into the target. The deformation of the projectile is assumed to result in a lining of the hole in the target. For maximum penetration capacity the rear part of the projectiile must be able to pass the lined hole created by the front part. This defines a minimum impact velocity as a function of the projectile and target material densities and the corresponding yiled strengths.
Ključne reči: Projectiles, high-velocity impact, thick targets, deformation. |