Reactive armor constructions and explosive packages suitable therefor
First Claim
1. An explosive package for use in a reactive armor construction, said package comprising an explosive material embedded between layers of a resilient material, said layers of resilient material being contained between upper and lower rigid plates in a sandwich structure and wherein said rigid plates extend beyond end edges of said layers of resilient material to provide end space between said upper and lower rigid plates adjacent end edges thereof, said end spaces accommodating a locating rib structure to restrain lateral movement of said explosive material, and attachment means provided by said upper and lower rigid plates and by said locating rib structure to facilitate attachment of said explosive package to a structure to be protected thereby.
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Abstract
An explosive package for use in reactive armor comprises an explosive material embedded between layers of a resilient material which are contained between upper and lower rigid plates in a sandwich structure. A construction for the application of reactive armor to a structure to be protected comprises a plurality of such packages, a plurality of projections attached to the said structure and a plurality of holders each attachable to and thereby running between adjacent projections, each of the holders in use holding an edge of one of the said packages, each projection thereby being attached to at least one of the said packages by the holder attached thereto.
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- 1. An explosive package for use in a reactive armor construction, said package comprising an explosive material embedded between layers of a resilient material, said layers of resilient material being contained between upper and lower rigid plates in a sandwich structure and wherein said rigid plates extend beyond end edges of said layers of resilient material to provide end space between said upper and lower rigid plates adjacent end edges thereof, said end spaces accommodating a locating rib structure to restrain lateral movement of said explosive material, and attachment means provided by said upper and lower rigid plates and by said locating rib structure to facilitate attachment of said explosive package to a structure to be protected thereby.
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