From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Sat Aug 09 2003 - 06:24:40 PDT
> plasma, which
> is NON-conductive.
I'm virtually certain that plasma (especially copper plasma) is quite
conductive.
Whether the electric armor works or not is another story.
Dave
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 00:37:21 -0400, Alan R Wise <awise1@cinci.rr.com>
wrote:
> None of this will do anything about penetrators or even armor-piercing
> .50,
> which is quite impressive against anything other than a MBT. APDS from a
> 120mm, or even a 25mm would chew it up for breakfast.
>
> As for shaped-charge, the stream of energy from most rounds is
>
> Then there's the Squash-head which the Brits like so well. That punches
> quite well through thin armour, as well as "scabbing" the thick stuff.
>
> "Electric armor" is further away than the rail gun...
>
>
> on 8/7/03 9:06 PM, Employee@MilVeh.com at milveh@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>> I don't know about steel, but certain kinds of alloys
>> have a numerical rating system that are based on 3
>> rounds hitting within a 4 sq. inch area and it's noted
>> ability to resist penitration by said rounds. It's
>> interesting to see how composites hold up really well.
>>
>> Hot or cold roll steel is obviously too soft to offer
>> much protection unless there is a lot of angle.
>> Angles mean a lot when it comes to resisting
>> penetration, case in point, I recall a shootout where
>> this car door deflected a .357 round and a windshield
>> cracked when a bullet skipped off it. No, I wasn't
>> personally involved, but my Sergeant was and I saw the
>> aftermath, about 2 minutes after the shots were
>> exchanged.
>>
>> You might recall this thread from a few months back,
>> but this idea for armor I is the best I have heard.
>> It is the two thin sheets of steel with an inner
>> honeycomb of insulation. The A and B panels are
>> hooked to what amounts to be a large capacitor, A is
>> neg and B is pos, simple. When the bullet or RPG
>> penetrates from A to B an electrical discharge occurs
>> and the round is vaporized into nothing but a copper
>> colored blemish and possible a small hole. British
>> invented it...pretty slick.
>>
>> Cost, extremely low, you are looking at nothing more
>> than a large coil, powered by a conventional battery
>> and generator system. 100% effective too against small
>> arms.
>>
>> Jack
>>
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-- Dave
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