Ordnance – Shields – Shape or composition
Patent
1991-06-10
1993-03-02
Johnson, Stephen M.
Ordnance
Shields
Shape or composition
109 495, F41H 5013, F41H 504
Patent
active
051911663
ABSTRACT:
An applique armor system includes a plurality of armor tiles, each armor tile being a composite armor member with a sheet ceramic armor component, an impedance match enhancing sheet member of material such of metal or polymer material adhered to the surface of the ceramic sheet member remote from the anticipated direction of attack, and a compliant separable fastener component of extended area type secured to a surface of the composite armor tile, the ceramic sheet member preferably having a thickness at least ten times the thickness of the impedance match enhancing sheet member.
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Alesi Anthony L.
Prifti Joseph J.
Smirlock Martin E.
Sykes Robert C.
Foster-Miller Inc.
Johnson Stephen M.
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