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High-explosive anti-tank
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High-explosive anti-tank is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a metal liner ins
Diagram of PIAT ammunition
Diagram of PIAT ammunition
The German Panzerschreck was lethal at close range against armored vehicles
The German Panzerschreck was lethal at close range against armored vehicles
Soviet 125 mm HEAT BK-14
Soviet 125 mm HEAT BK-14
Cut-away view of a HEAT round; the copper-lined conical shaped area is visible.
Cut-away view of a HEAT round; the copper-lined conical shaped area is visible.
Shaped charge
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A shaped charge, commonly also hollow charge if shaped with a cavity, is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Different types of shaped charges are used for variou
High-explosive anti-tank
…High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a metal liner inside the…
Sectioned RL-83 Blindicide rocket.
Sectioned RL-83 Blindicide rocket.
A 40 lb (18 kg) Composition B shaped charge used by combat engineers, for the purpose of boring a hole for a cratering charge. The lower supports serv
A 40 lb (18 kg) Composition B shaped charge used by combat engineers, for the purpose of boring a hole for a cratering charge. The lower supports serve to keep the shaped charge at the optimal standoff distance from the target (usually equal to one and one-half cone diameters).