Information about Tandem Charge
A tandem-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation. It is effective against cage armor as well as reactive armor which is designed to protect an armored vehicle (mostly tanks) against anti-tank arsenal. [1] The first stage of the weapon triggers the reactive armor of the target, limiting its effectiveness. However, after the reactive armor has protected the vehicle from the primary attack, it is no longer "reactive" in that location (since reactive armour is primarily a one-time defense solution) and the location is left more vulnerable. The second detonation from the same projectile (which defines it as a tandem charge) attacks the same location as the first detonation where the reactive armor has been compromised. Since the regular armor plating is often the only defense remaining, the tandem charge (second detonation) has an increased likelihood of penetrating the armor.
The PG-7VR warhead for the RPG-7 rocket launcher and the more modern RPG-29 rocket are examples of tandem charges. Additionally, many American missiles use the tandem charges because they were designed in the Cold War era to counter the reactive armor that was a common feature on Soviet tanks. Examples of American missiles that use tandem charges include the BGM-71 TOW and the Hellfire.
The PG-7VR warhead for the RPG-7 rocket launcher and the more modern RPG-29 rocket are examples of tandem charges. Additionally, many American missiles use the tandem charges because they were designed in the Cold War era to counter the reactive armor that was a common feature on Soviet tanks. Examples of American missiles that use tandem charges include the BGM-71 TOW and the Hellfire.
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explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied by the production of heat and large changes in pressure (and typically also a flash and/or loud noise) upon initiation;
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A projectile is any object propelled through space by the exertion of a force. In a general sense, even a football or baseball may be considered a projectile. It can cause damage (injury, property damage) to a person, animal or object it hits, depending on factors including size,
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Cage armor also known as bar armor, slat armor, and standoff armor is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect from anti tank RPG-7 attacks, however it will not sufficiently protect against dual-warhead designs such as the RPG-27 and RPG-29.
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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 long rod penetrators.
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An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, protected by armour and armed with weapons. Most AFVs are equipped for driving in rugged terrain.
Armored fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the battlefield and characteristics.
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Armored fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the battlefield and characteristics.
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Anti-tank refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. The most common anti-tank systems include artillery with a high muzzle velocity, missiles (such as wire-guided HEAT), various autocannons firing penetrating ammunition, and anti-tank
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The PG-7VR is a tandem charge RPG warhead designed to penetrate up to 600 mm rolled homogeneous armour equivalence of explosive reactive armor and the conventional armor underneath. It is also capable of penetrating 500 mm of steel, two metres of brick or 1.
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RPG-7 (Russian: РПГ-7) is a widely-produced, portable, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket propelled grenade weapon. Originally the RPG-7 (Ruchnoi (Hand-held) Protivotankovyi (Anti-Tank) Granatamyot (Grenade Launcher) and its
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The RPG-29 Vampir is a Russian handheld rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
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The RPG-29 is a tube-style rocket launcher designed to be carried and used by a single soldier. On the top of the launch tube is the x 2.7 1P38 optical sight...... Click the link for more information.
BGM-71 TOW is a U.S. anti-tank missile. TOW stands for Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire command link guided.
The TOW was first produced in 1970 and is the most widely used anti-tank guided missile in the world.
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The TOW was first produced in 1970 and is the most widely used anti-tank guided missile in the world.
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AGM-114 HELLFIRE II is a multi-platform, multi-target U.S. modular missile system.
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HELLFIRE is a missile which was initially designed in the 1970s to be primarily used as a "tank-buster", launched from helicopters to defeat armored vehicles...... Click the link for more information.
shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Various types are used to cut and form metal, initiate nuclear weapons, and penetrate armour.
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