Does reactive Armour work?

Does reactive Armour work?

Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected. It is most effective in protecting against shaped charges and specially hardened kinetic energy penetrators.

What is explosive reactive armor made of?

Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) is usually composed of an explosive layer in between two metal plates, generally made of steel.

How does non-explosive reactive armor work?

Non-Explosive Reactive Armor (NERA or NxRA) uses passive material, such as rubber, sandwiched between two metal plates. The loads from NERA inflicted on the vehicle’s structure are much smaller than ERA, and therefore can be applied to lighter vehicles.

Who invented explosive reactive armor?

It was only until the 1970s that the first successful Explosive Reactive Armor was created and patented by the German researcher Dr. Manfred Held.

Does era protect against Apfsds?

Generally APFSDS rounds defeat ERA through sheer kinetic force. With some exceptions, ERA is not designed to protect against APFSDS rounds. Modern tank penetrators don’t need to carry any explosive to kill a tank.

What is explosive reactive armor (ERA)?

Explosive reactive armour (ERA) is widely used on modern armoured vehicles to protect them against attack from chemical energy warheads. Originally the ERA was developed to defeat shaped charge warheads [ 1

What is the difference between Pyrotechnic substances and explosive articles?

A pyrotechnic substanceis a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of these as the result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions. An explosive articleis an article containing one or more explosive substances.

What are the characteristics of explosive materials?

EXPLOSIVES DEFINITIONS 1. An explosive substance is a solid or liquid substance (or mixture of substances) which is in itself capable by chemical reaction of producing gas at such a temperature and pressure and at such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings. Pyrotechnic substances are included even when they do not evolve gases.

What is the explosive weapons research project?

The research project started in January 2015 and was guided and advised by a group of 18 international experts dealing with weapons-related research and practitioners who address the implications of explosive weapons in the humanitarian, policy, advocacy and legal fields.