Armored vehicle shielding against radiation

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5012915

Davidson, C N

Nuclear weapons may be used at any time on the tactical battlefield. The ability to operate effectively in such an environment and to employ nuclear weapons with confidence requires a knowledge of the protection provided crew members by representative US and Soviet armor. An understanding of the operational advantages to be gained from shielding improvements is also important. This note will summarize the shielding which armored vehicles provide against residual nuclear radiation, initial nuclear radiation, and neutron induced radioactivity in the tank armor itself; and will highlight the payoffs associated with improving this shielding.

• Research Organization: Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency, Springfield, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5012915
• Report Number(s): AD-A-112303/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
EXPLOSIONS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PERSONNEL
RADIOACTIVITY
SHIELDING
VEHICLES
WARFARE
WEAPONS