Posted on 10/20/2009 8:55:18 AM PDT by Wiz
Cunning new UK technology will see British troops' vehicles in Afghanistan protected from armour-piercing rocket warheads - by cloth.
The MoD was pleased yesterday to unveil its new TARIAN "textile based" vehicle protection system, which will see lightweight cloth attached to the sides of military vehicles in Afghan combat. TARIAN is expected to resist strikes from RPGs*, shoulder-fired antitank rockets in common use among the Taliban.
That might seem to be impossible, as an RPG warhead can blast a hole through thick armour plate. But in fact TARIAN, already on trial in Afghanistan, apparently works well.
That's because it's actually a replacement, not for armour plate, but for so-called "bar" or "slat" RPG protection. An RPG warhead pierces heavy armour using the shaped-charge effect, in which a hollow cone of explosive - usually lined with copper - is detonated. The effect is to form the copper into a pencil-thin slug of incredibly hot, high-velocity molten metal which can burn its way through armour which would have shrugged off an ordinary explosive charge.
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
Neat. What did “Q” think of it?
RPGs have not had a material impact on our mounted forces. For those struck it has, but from a readiness standpoint, no. IEDs have had a material effect.
RPGs HAVE posed a problem for our dismounted, entrenched/deliated and airbourne troops.
The slat armour has the benefit of permitting both visibility AND well-aimed return fire.
This fabric option is interesting however. More to read.
RPGs have not had a material impact on our mounted forces. For those struck it has, but from a readiness standpoint, no. IEDs have had a material effect.
RPGs HAVE posed a problem for our dismounted, entrenched/defilated and airbourne troops.
The slat armour has the benefit of permitting both visibility AND well-aimed return fire.
This fabric option is interesting however. More to read.
crap. the dreaded double post. (second one has the corrected error)
This idea isn’t brand new. It was applied by the Israelies during the Cast Iron campaign.
Having said that,,, it is great to see the “Q” branches invent.
post number one enters the conversation,
post number two penetrates into the mind...
It probably only comes in white. Great, you can see it now, a bunch of vehicles draped in white sheets.
The Zero will ban it calling it “The Klan in Afganistan”.
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