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Accidental Discovery Aids In EFP Protection
Everyone knows explosively forged projectiles (EFPs) are an effective weapon against vehicles in Iraq. However, troops in the field have noticed that although EFPs go through metal armor, often glass laminate armor (aka glass ballistic laminate armor) will stop them. Troops report that the EFPs would not go through the bullet proof windows, which are made of glass laminate. However, the glass laminate only works once. When an EFP strikes the glass, the glass "spiderwebs" (shatters laterally and vertically) but it stops the penetrator.Could this be more battlefield rumors? Even if it is, the armor and vehicle R&D crowds need to step in and check it out. Posted by: 3dc 2007-06-20 |
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