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'''Hard target penetrators''' are military devices that penetrate earth, concrete, or rock to disrupt underground structures or to produce specialized effects caused by shock or cavity formation underneath surface structures. They have similarities to [[anti-armor weapon]]s in that they have to pierce hard material, but differ in that they must travel considerable distances. | |||
==Targeting== | |||
==Weapons effects== | |||
==Weapons design== | |||
The most basic requisites for such a weapon is a casing, especially the nose, hard enough to withstand the impact and penetration, and enough speed to provide the energy for penetration. | |||
Revision as of 21:07, 23 April 2011
Hard target penetrators are military devices that penetrate earth, concrete, or rock to disrupt underground structures or to produce specialized effects caused by shock or cavity formation underneath surface structures. They have similarities to anti-armor weapons in that they have to pierce hard material, but differ in that they must travel considerable distances.
Targeting
Weapons effects
Weapons design
The most basic requisites for such a weapon is a casing, especially the nose, hard enough to withstand the impact and penetration, and enough speed to provide the energy for penetration.