Composite floor armor for military tanks and the like

Details Composite floor armor for military tanks and the like Composite floor armor for military tanks and the like

1981-08-28

1983-09-20

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Shields

For ships

428911, F41H 504

Patent

active

044048890

ABSTRACT:
A novel composite armor for armored vehicles which attenuates mine blast loading better than monolithic steel armor plate of equal areal density without structural fracture. The disclosed composite armor, particularly used as vehicle floor armor, is designed so as to greatly enhance not only crew survivability, by markedly reduced compressive shock effect, but also vehicular integrity. The novel composite armor in most preferred embodiments comprises layers of high density steel honeycomb, balsa wood, and ballistic-resistant nylon such as KEVLAR, sandwiched in various arrangements between outer layers of steel armor plate.

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The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 9th Edition, Gessner G. Hawley; 1977; p.
Ballistic Materials and Penetration Mechanics, Roy C. Laible; 1980; p. 150.

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