EP1080337B1 - Verbundpanzerplatte - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the present invention relates to composite armor plates and panels. More particularly, the invention relates to an armored plate which may be worn to provide the user with lightweight ballistic protection, as well as to armored plates for providing ballistic protection for light and heavy mobile equipment and vehicles against high-speed projectiles or fragments.
- a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity, armor-piercing projectiles, said plate comprising a single internal layer of high density ceramic pellets which are directly bound and retained in plate form by a solidified material such that the pellets are bound in a plurality of superposed rows, characterized in that the pellets have an Al 2 0 3 content of at least 85%, preferably at least 93%, and a specific gravity of at least 2.5, the majority of the pellets each have at least one axis in the range of about 3-12 mm, and are bound by said solidified material in a single internal layer of superposed rows, wherein a majority of each of said pellets is in direct contact with at least 4 adjacent pellets, the total weight of said plate does not exceed 45 kg/m 2 and said solidified material and said plate are elastic.
- a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity, armor-piercing projectiles, said plate comprising a single internal layer of high density ceramic pellets which are directly bound and retained in plate form by a solidified material such that the pellets are bound in a plurality of adjacent rows, characterized in that the pellets have an Al 2 0 3 content of at least 93% and a specific gravity of at least 2.5, the majority of the pellets each have at least one axis of at least 12 mm length and are bound by said solidified material in a single internal layer of adjacent rows, wherein a majority of each of said pellets is in direct contact with at least 4 adjacent pellets, and said solidified material and said plate are elastic.
- a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel said body being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly curved end face, wherein the ratio DIR between the diameter D of said cylindrical body and the radius R of curvature of said at least one convexly curved end face is at least 0.64:1.
- the first consideration is weight.
- Protective armor for heavy but mobile military equipment such as tanks and large ships, is known.
- Such armor usually comprises a thick layer of alloy steel, which is intended to provide protection against heavy and explosive projectiles.
- reduction of weight of armor, even in heavy equipment is an advantage since it reduces the strain on all the components of the vehicle.
- such armor is quite unsuitable for light vehicles such as automobiles, jeeps, light boats, or aircraft, whose performance is compromised by steel panels having a thickness of more than a few millimeters, since each millimeter of steel adds a weight factor of 7.8 kg/m 2 .
- Armor for light vehicles is expected to prevent penetration of bullets of any type, even when impacting at a speed in the range of 700 to 1000 meters per second.
- Due to weight constraints it is difficult to protect light vehicles from high caliber armor-piercing projectiles, e.g. of 12.7 and 14.5 mm, since the weight of standard armor to withstand such projectile is such as to impede the mobility and performance of such vehicles.
- a second consideration is cost. Overly complex armor arrangements, particularly those depending entirely on synthetic fibers, can be responsible for a notable proportion of the total vehicle cost, and can make its manufacture non-profitable.
- a third consideration in armor design is compactness.
- a thick armor panel including air spaces between its various layers, increases the target profile of the vehicle.
- a fourth consideration relates to ceramic plates used for personal and light vehicle armor, which plates have been found to be vulnerable to damage from mechanical impacts caused by rocks, falls, etc.
- Ceramic materials are nonmetallic, inorganic solids having a crystalline or glassy structure, and have many useful physical properties, including resistance to heat, abrasion and compression, high rigidity, low weight in comparison with steel, and outstanding chemical stability. Such properties have long drawn the attention of armor designers, and solid ceramic plates, in thicknesses ranging from 7 mm. for personal protection to 30 mm. for heavy military vehicles, are commercially available for such use.
- a common problem with prior art ceramic armor concerns damage inflicted on the armor structure by a first projectile, whether stopped or penetrating. Such damage weakens the armor panel, and so allows penetration of a following projectile, impacting within a few centimeters of the first.
- the present invention is therefore intended to obviate the disadvantages of prior art ceramic armor, and in a first embodiment to provide an armor plate which is effective against small-caliber fire-arm projectiles, yet is of light weight, i.e, having a weight of less than 45 kg/m 2 (which is equivalent to about 9 lbs/ft 2 ) and low bulk.
- the present invention provides an armor plate which is effective against a full range of armor-piercing projectiles from 5.56 mm and even up to 30 mm, as well as from normal small-caliber fire-arm projectiles, yet is of light weight, i.e., having a weight of less than 185 kg/m 2 , even for the heavier armor provided for dealing with 25 and 30 mm projectiles.
- a further object of the invention is to provide an armor plate or panel which is particularly effective in arresting a plurality of armor-piercing projectiles impacting upon the same general area of the panel.
- the armor plates described in US Patent 5,763,813 and European application 98301769.0 are made using ceramic pellets made substantially entirely of aluminum oxide.
- the ceramic bodies are of substantially cylindrical shape having at least one convexly-curved end-face, and are preferably made of aluminium oxide.
- the improved properties of the plates described in the above patent applications is as much a function of the configuration of the pellets, which are of regular geometric form (for example, the pellets may be spherical or ovoidal, or of regular geometric cross-section, such as square, hexagonal, octagonal, or circular), said panels and their arrangement as a single internal layer of pellets bound by an elastic solidified material, wherein each of a majority of said pellets is in direct contact with at least four adjacent pellets in the same layer to provide mutual lateral confinement therebetween.
- composite armor plates superior to those available in the prior art can be manufactured using glass pellets which have a specific gravity of only 2, or pellets made of sintered refractory materials or ceramic materials having a specific gravity equal to or below that of aluminium oxide, e.g., boron carbide with a specific gravity of 2.45, silicon carbide with a specific gravity of 3.2 and silicon aluminum oxynitride with a specific gravity of about 3.2.
- glass pellets which have a specific gravity of only 2
- pellets made of sintered refractory materials or ceramic materials having a specific gravity equal to or below that of aluminium oxide e.g., boron carbide with a specific gravity of 2.45, silicon carbide with a specific gravity of 3.2 and silicon aluminum oxynitride with a specific gravity of about 3.2.
- sintered oxides, nitrides, carbides and borides of magnesium, zirconium, tungsten, molybdenum, titanium and silica can be used and especially preferred for use in the present invention are pellets selected from the group consisting of glass, boron carbide, titanium diboride, silicon carbide, magnesium oxide, silicon aluminum oxynitride in both its alpha and beta forms and mixtures thereof.
- a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles; said plate comprising a single internal layer of pellets which are directly bound and retained in plate form by a solidified material such that the pellets are bound in a plurality of adjacent rows; said solidified material and said plate being elastic; the pellets having a specific gravity of at least 2; the majority of the pellets each having at least one axis having a length in the range of from 6 to 19mm and being bound by said solidified material in said single internal layer of adjacent rows such that each of a majority of said pellets is in direct contact with six adjacent pellets in the same layer to provide mutual lateral confinement therebetween; said pellets each having a major axis and a substantially regular geometric form with at least one convexly-curved end face; wherein said pellets are arranged with their major axes substantially parallel to each other and oriented substantially perpendicularly relative to an outer impact-receiving major surface of said
- a composite armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity projectiles; said plate comprising a single internal layer of pellets which are directly bound and retained in plate form by a solidified material such that the pellets are bound in a plurality of adjacent rows; said solidified material and said plate being elastic; the pellets having a specific gravity of at least 2; the majority of the pellets each having at least one axis having a length in the range of from 20 to 75mm and being bound by said solidified material in said single internal layer of adjacent rows such that each of a majority of said pellets is in direct contact with six adjacent pellets in the same layer to provide mutual lateral confinement therebetween; said pellets each having a major axis and a substantially regular geometric form with at least one convexly-curved end face; wherein said pellets are arranged with their major axes substantially parallel to each other and oriented substantially perpendicularly relative to an outer impact-receiving major surface of said
- a ceramic body for deployment in a composite armor panel said body being substantially cylindrical in shape, with at least one convexly-curved end face, wherein the ratio D/R between the diameter D of said cylindrical body and the radius R of curvature of said at least one convexly curved end face is at least 0.64:1 however, as noted, the entire thrust of said specification is the use of cylindrical pellets having a specific diameter to radius ratio.
- the solidified material can be any suitable material which retains elasticity upon hardening at the thickness used, such as aluminium, epoxy, a thermoplastic polymer such as polycarbonate, or a thermoset plastic, thereby allowing curvature of the plate without cracking to match curved surfaces to be protected, including body surfaces, as well as elastic reaction of the plate to incoming projectiles to allow increased contact force between adjacent pellets at the point of impact.
- suitable material which retains elasticity upon hardening at the thickness used, such as aluminium, epoxy, a thermoplastic polymer such as polycarbonate, or a thermoset plastic, thereby allowing curvature of the plate without cracking to match curved surfaces to be protected, including body surfaces, as well as elastic reaction of the plate to incoming projectiles to allow increased contact force between adjacent pellets at the point of impact.
- the elasticity of the material used in preferred embodiments of the present invention serves, to a certain extent, to increase the probability that a projectile will simultaneously impact several pellets, thereby increasing the efficiency of the stopping power of the plate of the present invention.
- a multi-layered armor panel comprising an outer, impact-receiving layer formed by a composite armor plate according to the first or second aspect of the invention, for deforming and shattering an impacting high velocity projectile; and an inner layer adjacent to said outer layer, comprising an elastic material for absorbing the remaining kinetic energy from said fragments of said projectile.
- a multi-layered armor panel comprising an outer, impact-receiving layer formed by a composite armor plate according to the first and second aspect of the invention, for deforming and shattering an impacting high velocity projectile; and an inner layer adjacent to said outer layer, said inner layer comprising a tough woven textile material for causing an asymmetric deformation of the remaining fragments of said projectile and for absorbing the remaining kinetic energy from said fragments, wherein said multi-layered panel is capable of stopping three projectiles fired sequentially at a triangular area of said multi-layered panel, wherein the height of said triangle is substantially equal to three times the length of the axis of said pellets.
- composite armor plate comprising a mass of spherical ceramic balls distributed in an aluminium alloy matrix is known in the prior art.
- prior art composite armor plate suffers from one or more serious disadvantages, making it difficult to manufacture and less than entirely suitable for the purpose of defeating metal projectiles.
- the ceramic balls are coated with a binder material containing ceramic particles, the coating having a thickness of between 0.76 and 1.5 and being provided to help protect the ceramic cores from damage due to thermal shock when pouring the molten matrix material during manufacture of the plate.
- the coating serves to separate the harder ceramic cores of the balls from each other, and will act to dampen the moment of energy which is transferred and hence shared between the balls in response to an impact from a bullet or other projectile. Because of this and also because the material of the coating is inherently less hard than that of the ceramic cores, the stopping power of a plate constructed as described in said patent is not as good, weight for weight, as that of a plate in accordance with the present invention, in which each of the pellets is in direct contact with at least four and preferably six adjacent pellets.
- U.S. Patent 3,705,558 discloses a lightweight armor plate comprising a layer of ceramic balls.
- the ceramic balls are in contact with each other and leave small gaps for entry of molten metal.
- the ceramic balls are encased in a stainless steel wire screen; and in another embodiment, the composite armor is manufactured by adhering nickel-coated alumina spheres to an aluminium alloy plate by means of a polysulfide adhesive.
- a composite armor plate as described in this patent is difficult to manufacture because the ceramic spheres may be damaged by thermal shock arising from molten metal contact. The ceramic spheres are also sometimes displaced during casting of molten metal into interstices between the spheres.
- U.S. Patents 4,534,266 and 4,945,814 propose a network of interlinked metal shells to encase ceramic inserts during casting of molten metal. After the metal solidifies, the metal shells are incorporated into the composite armor. It has been determined, however, that such a network of interlinked metal shells substantially increases the overall weight of the armored panel and decreases the stopping power thereof.
- U.S. Patent 3,705,558 suggests and teaches an array of ceramic balls disposed in contacting pyramidal relationship, which arrangement also substantially increases the overall weight of the armored panel and decreases the stopping power thereof, due to a billiard-like effect upon impact.
- the novel armor of the present invention traps incoming projectiles between several pellets which are held in a single layer in mutual abutting and laterally-confining relationship.
- the relatively moderate size of the pellets ensures that the damage caused by a first projectile is localized and does not spread to adjoining areas, as in the case of ceramic plates.
- a major advantage of the novel approach provided by the present invention is that it enables the fabrication of different plates and panels adapted to deal with different challenges, wherein e.g. smaller glass, sintered refractory or ceramic pellets can be used for personal armor and for meeting the challenge of 5.56, 7.62 and 9 mm projectiles, while larger ceramic pellets can be used to deal with foreseen challenges presented by 14.5 mm, 25 mm and even 30 mm armor piercing projectiles.
- spherical glass pellets having a diameter of 10 mm were more than adequate to deal with mufti-impacts of soft metal component 5.56 and 7.62 mm projectiles.
- An incoming projectile may contact the pellet array in one of three ways:
- An additional preferred embodiment according to the present invention is one wherein the ceramic material is SiAION in its alpha structure of Si 6-z Al z O z N 8-z , in which "z" is a substitution coefficient of Al and O in the Si 3 N 4 and the "beta structure" of the formula Me m/val Si 12-(m+n) Al m+n O n N 16-n , wherein Me is a metal such as Li, Mg, Ca, Y, and lanthanide's, m and n are substitution coefficients and val is the valency of the metal.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a first preferred embodiment of a two-layered armor panel according to the invention.
- a composite armor plate 10 for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from fire-arm projectiles 12 said plate comprising a single internal layer of spherical glass pellets 14, said pellets being arranged in a single layer of adjacent rows, wherein each of a majority of said pellets is in direct contact with at least 4 adjacent pellets.
- the entire array of pellets is bound in said single layer of a plurality of adjacent rows by solidified epoxy 16 and said plate 10 is further provided with an inner backing layer 18 made of DYNEEMA® or of similar material, to form a multi-layered armored panel 20.
- the nature of the solidified material 16 is selected in accordance with the weight, performance and cost considerations applicable to the intended use of the armor.
- Armor for land and sea vehicles is suitably made using a metal casting alloy containing at least 80% aluminium.
- a suitable alloy is Aluminium Association No. 535.0, which combines a high tensile strength of 35,000 kg/in 2 with excellent ductility, having 9% elongation.
- Further suitable alloys are of the type containing 5% silicon B443.0. These alloys are easy to cast in thin sections; their poor machinability is of little concern in the application of the present invention.
- An epoxy or other plastic or polymeric material, advantageously fiber-reinforced, is also suitable.
- Tables 1 and 2 are reproductions of test reports relating to epoxy-bound multi-layer panels as described above with reference to Fig. 1 .
- Each of the panels had dimensions of 14" x 14" and had a backing layer 18 made of DYNEEMA® 10 mm thick..
- the first panel was impacted by a series of three soft-nosed component 7.62 mm projectiles fired at 0° elevation and at a distance of 50 ft. from the target.
- the second panel was impacted by a series of six soft-nosed component 5.56 mm projectiles, also fired at 0 elevation and at a distance of 50 ft. from the target.
- spherical glass pellets when arranged in a single layer according to the present invention, enable the preparation of a composite armor plate which can withstand multiple impacts in a relatively small area, which multi-impact protection was not available with prior art acre of comparable weight
- SiAlON is lighter in weight than aluminum oxide and has a surprisingly greater shattering strength, it is ideally suited for use in the composite armor plates of the present invention.
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- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) zur Absorption und Dissipation kinetischer Energie von Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektilen; wobei die Platte eine einzelne Innenschicht aus Kügelchen (14) umfasst, die direkt mit der aus einem fest gewordenen Material (16) gebildete Platte verbunden sind und von dieser gehalten werden, so dass die Kügelchen zu mehreren nebeneinander liegenden Reihen verbunden sind; das fest gewordene Material (16) und die Platte elastisch ausgebildet sind; die Kügelchen (14) ein spezifisches Gewicht von wenigstens 2 aufweisen; die Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) jeweils mindestens eine Achse mit einer Länge zwischen 6 und 9 mm aufweisen und mit dem fest gewordenen Material (16) in der einzelnen Innenschicht aus benachbarten Reihen verbunden sind, so dass sich jedes einer Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) in direktem Kontakt mit sechs angrenzenden Kügelchen (14) in derselben Schicht befindet, um eine gegenseitige laterale Abgrenzung untereinander zu bilden; die Kügelchen (14) jeweils eine Hauptachse und eine im Wesentlichen gleichmäßige geometrische Form mit wenigstens einer konvex gebogenen Endfläche aufweisen; wobei die Hauptachsen der Kügelchen (14) im Wesentlichen parallel zueinander angeordnet und die Kügelchen relativ zu einer äußeren Stoßaufnahmehauptoberfläche der Platte im Wesentlichen rechtwinklig ausgerichtet sind; und wobei das Gewicht der Platte 45 kg/m2 nicht übersteigt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Kügelchen aus einem Material gebildet sind, das aus der Gruppe, die Glas, gesintertes, feuerfestes Material, und ein anderes Keramikmaterial als Aluminiumoxid umfasst, auswählbar ist, und dass jedes Kügelchen (14) anders als ein im Nachfolgenden definierter ausgeschlossener Körper ausgebildet ist, wobei der ausgeschlossene Körper eine zylindrische Form und wenigstens eine konvex gebogenen Endfläche aufweist, und das Verhältnis D/R des Durchmessers D des zylindrischen, ausgeschlossenen Körpers zu dem Radius R der Krümmung der wenigstens einen konvex gebogenen Endfläche des zylindrischen ausgeschlossenen Körpers wenigstens 0,64:1 beträgt. - Verbundpanzerplatte (10) zur Absorption und Dissipation kinetischer Energie von Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektilen; wobei die Platte eine einzelne Innenschicht aus Kügelchen (14) umfasst, die direkt mit der aus einem fest gewordenen Material (16) gebildete Platte verbunden sind und von dieser gehalten werden, so dass die Kügelchen zu mehreren nebeneinander liegenden Reihen verbunden sind; das fest gewordene Material (16) und die Platte elastisch ausgebildet sind; die Kügelchen (14) ein spezifisches Gewicht von wenigstens 2 aufweisen; die Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) jeweils mindestens eine Achse mit einer Länge zwischen 20 und 75 mm aufweisen und mit dem fest gewordenen Material (16) in der einzelnen Innenschicht aus benachbarten Reihen verbunden sind, so dass sich jedes einer Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) in direktem Kontakt mit sechs angrenzenden Kügelchen (14) in derselben Schicht befindet, um eine gegenseitige laterale Abgrenzung untereinander zu bilden; die Kügelchen (14) jeweils eine Hauptachse und eine im Wesentlichen gleichmäßige geometrische Form mit wenigstens einer konvex gebogenen Endfläche aufweisen; wobei die Hauptachsen der Kügelchen (14) im Wesentlichen parallel zueinander angeordnet und die Kügelchen relativ zu einer äußeren Stoßaufnahmehauptoberfläche der Platte im Wesentlichen rechtwinklig ausgerichtet sind; und wobei das Gewicht der Platte 185 kg/m2 nicht übersteigt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Kügelchen aus einem Material gebildet sind, das aus der Gruppe, die Glas, gesintertes, feuerfestes Material, und ein anderes Keramikmaterial als Aluminiumoxid umfasst, auswählbar ist, und dass jedes Kügelchen (14) anders als ein im Nachfolgenden definierter ausgeschlossener Körper ausgebildet ist, wobei der ausgeschlossene Körper eine zylindrische Form und wenigstens eine konvex gebogenen Endfläche aufweist, und das Verhältnis D/R des Durchmessers D des zylindrischen, ausgeschlossenen Körpers zu dem Radius R der Krümmung der wenigstens einen konvex gebogenen Endfläche des zylindrischen ausgeschlossenen Körpers wenigstens 0,64:1 beträgt. - Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei die Kügelchen (14) kugelförmig ausgebildet sind.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) zur Absorption und Dissipation kinetischer Energie von Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektilen nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei die Kügelchen (14) aus einem Material gebildet sind, das aus der Gruppe, die Borcarbid, Titandiborid, Siliziumcarbid, Magnesiumoxid, Silizium-Aluminium-Oxinitrid und Mischungen daraus umfasst, auswählbar ist.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach Anspruch 4 in Verbindung mit Anspruch 2, wobei die Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) jeweils eine Hauptachse mit einer Länge zwischen 20 und 30 mm aufweist.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei jedes einer Mehrheit der Kügelchen (14) entlang einer Plattenkante jeweils in direktem Kontakt mit vier angrenzenden Kügelchen ist und innere Kügelchen (14) in den mehreren Reihen innerhalb der Platte in direktem Kontakt mit sechs angrenzenden Kügelchen (14) sind.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Kügelchen (14) einen Härtegrad von wenigstens 9 auf der Mohs-Skala aufweisen.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das fest gewordenen Material (16) ein thermoplastisches Harz umfasst.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei das fest gewordenen Material (16) ein Epoxidharz umfasst.
- Verbundpanzerplatte (10) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei die Kügelchen (14) aus Silizium-Aluminium-Oxinitrid gebildet sind.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) umfassend:eine Stoßaufnahmeaußenschicht, die aus einer Verbundpanzerplatte (10) gemäß einem der vorangehenden Anspruch gebildet ist, zur Verformung und Zertrümmerung eines aufschlagenden Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektils; undeine Innenschicht (18), die neben der Außenschicht angeordnet ist und ein elastisches Material zur Absorption der restlichen kinetischen Energie von Projektilfragmenten umfasst.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) nach Anspruch 11, wobei das elastische Material (18) ein Webstoffmaterial umfasst.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) umfassend:eine Stoßaufnahmeaußenschicht, die aus einer Verbundpanzerplatte (10) gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 - 10 gebildet ist, zur Verformung und Zertrümmerung eines aufschlagenden Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektils; undeine Innenschicht (18), die neben der Außenschicht angeordnet ist, wobei die Innenschicht (18) ein grobes Webstoffmaterial umfasst, um eine asymmetrische Verformung der restlichen Projektilfragmente hervorzurufen und die restliche kinetische Energie der Fragmente zu absorbieren,wobei die mehrschichtige Platte (20) drei Projektile aufhalten kann, die nacheinander auf eine dreieckige Fläche der mehrschichtigen Platte abgefeuert werden, wobei die Höhe des Dreiecks im Wesentlichen drei Mal der Achsenlänge der Kügelchen entspricht.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Innenschicht aus Kevlar® gebildet ist.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) nach Anspruch 13, das eine weitere Verstärkungsschicht aus Aluminium aufweist.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Innenschicht mehrere Schichten aus Polyamidgewebe aufweist.
- Mehrschichtige Panzerplatte (20) umfassend:eine Stoßaufnahmeaußenschicht, die aus einer Verbundpanzerplatte (10) gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1 - 10 gebildet ist, zur Verformung und Zertrümmerung eines aufschlagenden Hochgeschwindigkeitsprojektils; undeine Innenschicht (18), die neben der Außenschicht angeordnet ist, wobei die Innenschicht (18) Dyneema umfasst, um eine asymmetrische Verformung der restlichen Projektilfragmente hervorzurufen und die restliche kinetische Energie der Fragmenten zu absorbieren,wobei die mehrschichtige Platte (20) drei Projektile aufhalten kann, die nacheinander auf eine dreieckige Fläche der mehrschichtigen Platte abgefeuert werden, wobei die Höhe des Dreiecks im Wesentlichen drei Mal der Achsenlänge der Kügelchen entspricht.
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