Perforated armor plates
OwnerMosche Ravid, Yoav Hirschberginventors
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Abstract
A system of armor plates is adapted for protection of a structure against projectiles B and S of two characteristic calibers DB and DS, DB>DS. The system compres a main armor plate and an auxiliary plate mounted in front of the main armor plate at a distance therefrom. The auxiliary plate comprises a plate made of ballistic material and perforated with through holes of characteristic diameter D, 1.2 DB>D>1.2 DS. At least one hard-material body of diameter DH is disposed in each of the holes, such that the auxiliary plate provides at least destabilization of impacting projectiles S capable of free passage through an unobstructed hole of diameter D.
Claims19
A system of armor plates for protection of a structure against projectiles B and S of two characteristic calibers DB and DS, DB>DS, the system comprising a main armor plate and an auxiliary plate mounted in front of said main armor plate at a distance (stand-off) therefrom,
- wherein said auxiliary plate comprises a perforated plate made of ballistic material and perforated with through holes of characteristic diameter D, 1.2 DB>D>1.2 DS, and
- at least one hard-material body disposed in each of said holes, such that said auxiliary plate provides at least destabilization of impacting projectiles S capable of free passage through an unobstructed hole of diameter D.
An auxiliary armor plate for use in a system of armor plates for protection of a structure against projectiles B and S of two characteristic calibers DB and DS, DB>DS, the system further comprising a main armor plate, said auxiliary armor plate being adapted for mounting in front of said main armor plate at a distance therefrom,
- wherein said auxiliary plate comprises a perforated plate made of ballistic material and perforated with through holes of characteristic diameter D, 1.2 DB>D>1.2 DS, and
- at least one hard-material body disposed in each of said holes, so that said auxiliary plate provides at least destabilization of impacting projectiles S capable of free passage through an unobstructed hole of diameter D.
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