Shaped Charge Optimization against ERA Targets

Abstract

Abstract Shaped charges with different angles or/and different liner wall thicknesses have been tested against an explosive reactive armor sandwich. The reason was to find out if more robust shaped charges give more residual penetration against an ERA sandwich, compared to shaped charges with more penetration performance in RHA targets. It was thought, that the latter ones are more sensitive against disturbances. But the shaped charges with the higher perforation capability have typically higher jet tip velocities and this gives more residual penetration also against ERA targets. In other words the so‐called more robust charges gave less performance against the ERA sandwiches than the shaped charges which have higher performance in RHA targets.