Re: SG questions

In a message dated 5/7/99 11:03:17 AM EST, scspieker@ncweb.com writes:

<< The whole idea behind armor killers is to get enough shrapnel inside
 the turret or other compartment to detonate the munitions inside the
 armor.  That will dampen the crew's day every time. >>

Actually the kinetic energy behind the missile flight is no where
enought to 
drive it THROUGH any armore at all. the shaped charged detonates on
contact 
(with the exception of HESH[high explosive squash heads]) the HEAT (high

explosive anti-tank) burns at intense heat and chemically BURNS its way 
through the armor creating a near plasma temprature flow of explosive,
tank 
armor and missile parts that splashes through the inside of the vehicle 
killing crew and destroying or ignitingsotres and systems in the
vehicle. The 
whole thing is chemical in nature. There are two ways through armor
kinetic 
energy to drive a projectile through the armor (again it expands a super

heated fog of tank and pentrator constituents into the tank ahead of it,
but 
its the kinetic energy of the round which penetrates) OR it relies on 
incendiaries to melt its way through the armor.