Re: HEAT...Re: New 'electrical active' Armour to defeat hand held anti-tank rounds

>> Although, I do have to agree with the original cut:	 "There is 
>> nothing "plasma-like" about the metal jet from a HEAT round."
>> Frankly, there's nothing plasma-like.  It _IS_ plasma.
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> Well, there's a lot of misinformation about the Monroe effect creating

> plasma from the liner. I'm really looking for our fried that works on 
> the bloody things to pipe up. Oerjan?
>
As somebody who works with the stuff I can tell you the liner has very 
little to do the penetrating effect. We use among other things (linear) 
shaped charges to cut through projectile casings that consists of a roll

of  flexible explosives with a V shaped incision. All this is embedded 
in adhesive backed foam. I really doubt the ability of foam to become 
plasma ;-)

Ludo