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![]() "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message om... "Thomas Schoene" wrote in message k.net... "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message om Think of it as another system using the same concept as current spaced armor and ceramic composites, which also hinge upon diffusing the jet over a larger area, a;beit one with extremely fine tolerances for successful initiation. As I understand it, the system actually self-initiates -- the plasma jet actually bridged the gap and shorts out the capacitor on impact. No timing mechanism required. OK, I can see where that would complete the circuit, though now you are left with a plate capacitor with a hole in one plate, if I am understanding this properly--how well is it going to work a second time? How much power is required? How are other systems to be protected from your own protective capacitance discharge? Sorry, but this does not sound like the most promising of developments against the HEAT round, and I can't see how it would be that effective against a kinetic round, so is this another wonderful research project that sees little opportunity of realistic fielding? It seems far-fetched to me as well although for long rod rounds. I went back and re-read the article and the jet "is virtually instantaneously dispersed by the high temperatures and powerful fields generated by a pulsed power system carried by the vehicle". A Warrior was used as the testbed and it was subjected to multiple attacks with no major damage. As far as holes in the capacitor are concerned, an enemy may have difficulty hitting the same spot twice. I would have said "unlikely" except last week's AwWeek mentioned that two JASSMs hit the same spot in rapid succession without benefit of a LASER spot. If the optical tracker used for precision targeting for JASSM can do that, a similar seeker can do that for ATGMs. Which also means "let reactive armor designers beware". Power apparently isn't a problem. The IDR article says that the electrical load is "no more arduous than starting the engine on a cold morning" If you're interested, the (brief) description is found in the current IDR (September) on page 55. |
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