Josephs_Piano 7,044 Report post Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Link - a very interesting read both from the modern perspective and also looking at the historical development. KINETIC ENERGY PROJECTILES: DEVELOPMENT HISTORY, STATE OF THE ART, TRENDS W. Lanz1 , W. Odermatt2 , Dr. G. Weihrauch3 1 Swiss Ordnance Enterprise Corp, Allmendstrasse 86, 3602 Thun, Switzerland 2 Swiss Defence Procurement Agency, Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, 3602 Thun, Switzerland 3 French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL), P.O.Box 34, F-68301 SAINTLOUIS-CEDEX (France) This paper describes the main development steps of KE projectiles from the basic full calibre antitank steel round to today's heavy metal sub-calibre penetrators having an aspect ratio of 30, along with the corresponding penetration performance increase. A plausible development trend will be jacketed heavy metal rods having aspect ratios of 40 plus. Penetration results of big calibre firing tests with monoblock and jacketed penetrators are presented. The conclusion is that both projectile types yield the same penetration for the same rod length and the same velocity. Figure below traces the development of various AP shapes and types and their performance Edited October 19, 2016 by Josephs_Piano fix link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
