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From: rudedog@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Parick J Volk)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Ugly M-60's
Summary: Reactive armor, and counters
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Date: 4 Feb 91 06:29:31 GMT
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From: "Parick J Volk" <rudedog@unix.cis.pitt.edu>


 Anyway, reactive armor is a form of layered explosive over the steel armor
of existing tanks. The purpose of the armor is to counteract the contact of
an explosive charge (i.e. a LAW, or other AP explosive device) with a counter
explosion. 
 Light anti-tank weapons use primarily a shaped armour-piecing explosive
charge, and this is what reactive armour is designed against.

 There have been some approached to counter reactive armors, and the most
promising is the use of a densified uranium sabot, shot at high velocity.
The intent to be to enter the compartment faster than the abilty of the
armor to react.