Kinetic Energy Attack

Question 1

describe kinetic energy attack

Answer 1

hitting the target armour eith a projectile of sufficiently high velocity to achieve penetration

Question 2

what is the mass/velocity formula

Answer 2

Ek = 1/2MV2

Question 3

a 10% increase in mass will give a __ increase in kinetic energy while a 10% increase in velocity will give a __ increase in kinetic energy

Answer 3

10%

21%

Question 4

what should be the internal ballistic requirements?

Answer 4

a projectile should have a wide base and a low mass

Question 5

what contributes to external ballistic requirements

Answer 5

small cross-sectional area
high mass
high velocity
aerodynamic design

Question 6

terminal ballistic requirements

Answer 6

small cross-sectional area
high mass
high velocity
hard material

Question 7

what are two forms of stabalisation?

Answer 7

spin

fin

Question 8

what are thr two types of discarding sabots?

Answer 8

petal

pot

Question 9

what does the following stand for - APDS-T

Answer 9

armour peircing discarding sabot-trace

Question 10

what does the following stand for APCNR

Answer 10

armour peircing composite non rigid