Trials Against Conqueror Tanks with Additional Ballistic Protection. Part 2: The Use of Large Hollow-Charge Warheads.

摘要

The results of static trials of American 'Dart' (T.42) hollow-charge warheads fired against a fully stowed up-armored Conqueror with spaced armor protection indicated that, in these conditions: (i) the penetrative performance of 'Dart' was extremely marginal, and (ii) when the armor was penetrated the 'Dart' kill capabilities were associated with ammunition fires and crew lethality rather than with mechanical damage. A single experimental 'Malkara' hollow-charge warhead was also fired; this produced an effective kill. The results suggest that a 'Dart' type of warhead with the substitution of a copper cone might form a very effective G.W. warhead with a total weight not exceeding 25 pounds.