Re: [semi-OT] black hawk down?

At 5:05 PM -0500 1/28/02, Roger Books wrote:
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>That's what I wanted to know.	I had always envisioned RPGs as normal
>grenades attached to a rocket.  As such they wouldn't have much
>armor penetration.  Obviously my vision was wrong.

Thats the beauty of shaped charges. They have a very nice directional 
effect and a good blast effect around them. A glancing blow won't 
penetrate armor but a direct hit will (penetration vs size of warhead 
being a key component).

Some shaped charge warheads have frangible casings or ball bearings 
in a plastic matrix to enhance their blast effect to nearby personnel.

Several 40mm grenades have this design as does the DPICM grenade.
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