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From: cbl@uihepa.hep.uiuc.edu (Chris Luchini)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Explosively fabricated laminate armor
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Date: 27 Sep 90 03:12:01 GMT
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From: cbl@uihepa.hep.uiuc.edu (Chris Luchini)
In article <1990Sep24.001059.22117@cbnews.att.com>, jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW) writes:
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>From: jtchew@csa2.lbl.gov (JOSEPH T CHEW)
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[explosive laminates....]
>Does anybody know (and can talk about) whether explosively welded
>laminates ever found their way out of the lab and into equipment?
>The military potential is great, but I don't have any recent info
>on the progress that has been made or how the stuff compares with
>more-conventional armor.


They are being used as strike plates for body armor. The ones
I've been told about are 11mm thick, and will hold up against 20
rounds of AP 30-06 (manufactures claim), and single hits of 50 cal
ball (I'd like to see it in person before I believe it).
Price was in the $1-2k+ range, and it was sold to police/military only.

 I'll see if I can dig up some more info from the guy who told me this stuff.


-Chris
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