Shock destruction armor system
A shock destruction armor system mounted in a vertical relationship on an external surface of a vehicle for destroying the force of impact of an incoming projectile having a length, L, equal to an aspect ratio, m, times its diameter, D, said armor system is described comprising: armor plate means, comprising a plurality of substantially vertical super-imposed armor plates secured at only one edge thereof to said vehicle, each of said armor plates having a predetermined thickness and separated one-from another by a predetermined distance, said thickness of each of said armor plates progressively increasing from a frontal armor plate, adapted to receive the force of impact of an incoming projectile, to a last armor plate thereof, said distance between said armor plates progressively increasing from a first distance between said frontal armor plate and its next-following armor plate through a last distance between said last armor plate and its next-preceding armor plate, for hydrodynamically and sequentially at least substantially destroying an incoming projectile impacting a first of said armor plates, and for inducing debris generated from the explosion on an area of impact on the first armor plate to egress from such area prior to impact of such an incoming projectile on the next-following armor plate.
- Assignee:
- United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5214235; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-856260
- OSTI ID:
- 6439901
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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