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Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
An explosively formed penetrator (EFP) – also known as an explosively formed projectile, a self-forging warhead, or a self-forging fragment – is a special
Explosively_formed_penetrator
Explosive with focused effect
when they go errant. The explosively formed penetrator (EFP) is also known as the self-forging fragment (SFF), explosively formed projectile (EFP), self-forging
Shaped_charge
American/Israeli anti-tank missile system
vehicle. Once a target is detected, the FGM-172A would fire an explosively formed penetrator downward, into what was intended to be the thinner armor of
FGM-172_SRAW
Air-delivered anti-vehicle submunition
can be changed prior to employment), it fires a 0.9 kg (2 lb) explosively formed penetrator providing armor-piercing and incendiary effects, as well as
BLU-108
Weapon designed to attack armoured vehicles from above
warhead (often now tandem warheads in order to defeat ERA), or an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead fired while over the target (usually by submunition)
Top-attack
Unconventionally produced bomb
explosively formed penetrator; IEDs are extremely diverse in design and may contain many types of initiators, detonators, penetrators, and explosive loads
Improvised_explosive_device
Anti-vehicle "smart" cluster bomb
personnel carriers, trucks and other support vehicles, and fire an explosively-formed penetrator downwards at them.[citation needed] The 40 Skeets scan an area
CBU-97_Sensor_Fuzed_Weapon
Swedish-French 155 mm artillery round
descend over the battlefield on winglets and attack targets with explosively formed penetrator warheads. The programme was launched in early 1985 as a project
Bofors/Nexter_Bonus
Explosive weapons kit
with C4 explosive to produce a shaped charge or an explosively formed penetrator. The kit also contains a tripod and sights for aiming the explosive device
M303 Special Operations Forces demolition kit
M303_Special_Operations_Forces_demolition_kit
Type of military anti-projectile defense system
eliminate the threat. The Israeli Trophy system fires a multiple explosively formed penetrator (MEFP) to destroy the threat. An American system known as Quick
Active_protection_system
Modern Russian anti-tank mine
sensors which is launched above the target, and then fires an explosively formed penetrator downward into the roof of the enemy vehicle. The mine is very
PTKM-1R
Series of Swedish anti-tank mines
second later by detonation of the main explosive charge. The main charge creates an explosively formed penetrator which is capable of penetrating the belly
FFV_028_mine
Experimental armor piercing weapon
greater efficiency, control, and precision than conventional explosively formed penetrators. It is driven by a compressed magnetic flux generator (CMFG)
MAHEM
US 'smart' anti-tank submunition
target, its 1.5 kg LX-14 explosive charge is detonated to project an explosively formed penetrator that has enough energy to penetrate the thin top armor of
SADARM
Light portable anti-armour missile
multi-mode fuse. The warhead is made of a forward-facing EFP (explosively formed penetrator) to treat light armoured vehicles, and a radial array of preformed
MBDA_Enforcer
Section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic material
hypervelocity jet of metal, to perforate heavy armour. Explosively formed penetrator: Instead of turning a thin metal liner into a focused jet, the detonation
Warhead
Characteristic of the detonation of a broad sheet of explosive
and M18 Claymore mines rely on this effect. High-explosive squash head Explosively formed penetrator Munroe effect M93 Hornet mine Practical Bomb Scene
Misnay–Schardin_effect
Topics referred to by the same term
Pass Exchange for Physicals, an off-market trading mechanism Explosively formed penetrator NATO Enhanced Forward Presence TRIM25, encoding the tripartite
EFP
Chinese anti-ship cruise missile
led experts to believe it was a C-802, as the missile had an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead. YJ-83 Initial surface-launched version with 120 km
YJ-83
Ukrainian explosive reactive armour
anti-tank guided missiles (up to 70%) and explosively formed penetrators (up to 40%). Nizh-LM is an explosive reactive armour complex based on HKChPWSH
Nizh (explosive reactive armour)
Nizh_(explosive_reactive_armour)
Air-dropped frag mine
upward facing Misznay-Schardin effect warhead that creates an explosively formed penetrator capable of punching through heavy bulldozer blades. The dimpled
HB_876_mine
High density non-explosive projectile
A kinetic energy penetrator (KEP), also known as long-rod penetrator (LRP), is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour using a flechette-like
Kinetic_energy_penetrator
Russian main battle tank
of the usage of a more solid warhead (possibly similar to an explosively formed penetrator), as seen in Russian patent RU 2263268. The tank is also equipped
T-14_Armata
launches a submunition—such as an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) or shaped charge—in a near-vertical trajectory to penetrate the vehicle's top armour. Some
List of infantry equipment of the Indian Army
List_of_infantry_equipment_of_the_Indian_Army
Material designed to kill and injure infantry units
design, using much more explosive power to effect damage to armored fighting vehicles, or use explosively formed penetrators to punch through armor plating
Anti-personnel_weapon
South Korean main battle tank
stationary or moving targets. Once a target has been acquired, the explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead is fired from a top-down position, to exploit
K2_Black_Panther
Multi-purpose US landmine
the Misnay-Schardin effect generates a copper explosively formed penetrator (EFP), which can penetrate 40 millimeters of armor at a range of eight meters
Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition
Selectable_Lightweight_Attack_Munition
Very high velocity
weapons, such as explosively formed penetrator. The vaporization upon impact and liquefaction of surfaces allow metal projectiles formed under hypervelocity
Hypervelocity
Type of shaped charge explosive
charge concept that, depending on the source, can be called an explosively formed penetrator (EFP), self-forging fragment (SFF), self-forging projectile
High-explosive_anti-tank
Topics referred to by the same term
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Spain Multiple explosively formed penetrator This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
MEFP
Light tactical military vehicle
additional plate in the hull the vehicle can be protected against Explosively formed penetrator mines i.e.TMRP-6. It has four-wheel drive capability, and can
Wer'wolf_MKII
DM702 SMArt 155 Germany 155mm shells: anti armour top attack explosively formed penetrator (EFP) – 9,000 shells purchased, some have been used, and other
List of modern equipment of the German Army
List_of_modern_equipment_of_the_German_Army
American soldier and quadruple amputee
night mission, Marrocco's vehicle sustained a direct hit by an Explosively formed penetrator (EFP) resulting in one fatality and two injuries. As a result
Brendan_Marrocco
Modular explosive used for ordinance disposal & demolitions
Inside the actual device is C4, and this is used to form the copper into an explosively formed penetrator and turn it into a weapon. So far unused in war
Krakatoa_(explosive)
Military light utility/combat multi-role vehicle
equipped with an Objective Gunner Protection Kit and have an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) kit armor suite and a B-kit add-on armor system. Rumors
Joint_Light_Tactical_Vehicle
SACLOS Anti-tank missile
striking explosively formed penetrator warheads, which each direct a self-forging slug of metal downwards at extreme velocities using a high explosive blast
RBS_56_BILL
nearby IED’s infrared sensor prematurely and fired the copper explosively formed penetrator (EFP) slug at the Rhino instead of the vehicle behind it. The
Rhino Passive Infrared Defeat System
Rhino_Passive_Infrared_Defeat_System
Soviet man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher
cylindrical follow-through blast-fragmentation munition followed by explosively formed penetrator. OGi-7MA [unknown] – anti-personnel fragmentation munition developed
RPG-7
Chemical element with atomic number 73 (Ta)
tantalum fasteners. Due to its high density, shaped charge and explosively formed penetrator liners have been constructed from tantalum. Tantalum greatly
Tantalum
Armored personnel carrier
competition was announced in 2007 when it became clear that explosively formed penetrator (EFP) type of roadside bomb attacks were increasing in Iraq
Bull (armored personnel carrier)
Bull_(armored_personnel_carrier)
Smart munition
penetrator under the pressure generated by the detonation of explosives. The explosively formed penetrator contains high kinetic energy, and after hitting the
KSTAM
Earth-penetrating nuclear weapon
primary difficulty facing the designers of such a penetrator is the tremendous heat applied to the penetrator when striking the shielding at high speed. This
Nuclear_bunker_buster
Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher
pointers and night sights, and the warhead contains a copper explosively formed penetrator (EFP), instead of a conical shaped charge. While the EFP has
M72_LAW
Iranian military officer (1957–2020)
Washington Post's Alex Horton reported that the Quds Force provided explosively formed penetrator "training and logistics to militants in Iraq". Defense One reported
Qasem_Soleimani
Minelayer
in 2004. It contains a double-sided warhead with an explosively formed penetrator that can penetrate 60 mm thick steel bottom armour. The mine is equipped
ISM_Kroton
Israeli automobile company
against land mine blast and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, including under belly Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) threats up to STANAG Level 4
Plasan
American system of air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
second larger charge is triggered 30 ms later, creating an Explosively Formed Penetrator capable of penetrating 70 mm of armour, using the Misznay-Schardin
GATOR_mine_system
Tank designed for all primary combat roles
vulnerability to improvised explosive devices. A relatively new type of remotely detonated mine, the explosively formed penetrator, was used with some success
Main_battle_tank
Swiss aerospace and defence company
side protection against APFSDS, anti-tank guided missiles and explosively formed penetrator. SidePRO RPG, a light and thin side protection against RPG.
RUAG
Air-to-surface missile
pre-fragmented for anti-personnel role, explosively formed penetrator against armor from standoff range, or bunker buster to penetrate up to 6 inches of reinforced
ULPGM
"Smart bombs", used to strike targets precisely
the battlefield on ballutes and attack hardened targets with explosively formed penetrator warheads. Built with multiple redundant self-destruct mechanisms
Precision-guided_munition
Type of glide bomb
detects that it is aligned with a target, it fires, creating an explosively formed penetrator capable of defeating vehicle armor. This program concluded development
AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon
Research Laboratory to defeat explosively formed projectiles (EFP), a type of armor penetrator often utilized in improvised explosive devices (IED). It is designed
Frag_Kit_6
Air-dropped non-explosive guided bomb
air-dropped guided bomb containing metal penetrator rods of various sizes. It was designed to attack targets where an explosive effect may be undesirable, such
CBU-107_Passive_Attack_Weapon
Ammunition type designed to penetrate armour
normally made of the same material as the penetrator because the physical characteristics that make a good penetrator (i.e. extremely tough, hard metal) make
Armour-piercing_ammunition
Type of munition fuze used with artillery munitions
to recognise a tank, aim the sub-munition at it, and fire an explosively formed penetrator from above. The main fuze developments in the early 21st century
Artillery_fuze
1994 attack on a Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 metres (10 to 16 ft) away, exhibiting a shaped charge or explosively formed penetrator effect.[citation needed] The exterior walls of this five-story
AMIA_bombing
Tracked heavy armoured fighting vehicle
bombs. A relatively new type of remotely detonated mine, the explosively formed penetrator has been used with some success against American armoured vehicles
Tank
of Strength Accountability (obsolete for U. S. Army) EFP - Explosively Formed Penetrator EHRS – Electronic Health Records (Software) EI – Engineering
List of U.S. government and military acronyms
List_of_U.S._government_and_military_acronyms
Japanese main battle tank
of the lower glacis. The top armor can effectively counter explosively formed penetrators and related threats. The Type 10 tank is equipped with a C4I
Type_10
Main battle tank
the event the fuel compartment was penetrated. The fuel tank was placed in front of the crew capsule to act as a form of protection for the crew. The tank
Obiekt_490
American anti-government militia group
kill on an unspecified occasion, using unspecified explosively formed penetrator improvised explosive devices (which under federal law are considered "weapons
Hutaree
American detention facility in Iraq
January 8, 2008, a QRF squad came under attack and hit by an explosively formed penetrator resulting in 3 coalition WIA and 1 Iraqi WIA. The squad was
Camp_Bucca
Rocket-assisted improvised explosive device
IRAMs mounted on Humvees against IS. Barrack buster Barrel bomb Explosively formed penetrator Improvised artillery in the Syrian Civil War Texas Tech University
Lob_bomb
used as IEDs, as well as the introduction of explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warheads. These explosive devices are often concealed or camouflaged hidden
Tactics of the Iraqi insurgency
Tactics_of_the_Iraqi_insurgency
Program to produce mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle
with better protection, particularly against such threats as explosively formed penetrators. While the Frag Kit 6 was designed to handle EFPs, the MRAP II
United_States_MRAP_program
full charge rounds EFM – Explosives Factory Maribyrnong EFP – Expanded Feasibility Phase EFP – Explosively Formed Penetrator EFV – Expeditionary Fighting
Glossary of military abbreviations
Glossary_of_military_abbreviations
Improvised explosive device placed on a bicycle
Deutsche Bank, was killed by a sophisticated bomb – probably an explosively formed penetrator/projectile (EFP) or a platter charge – hidden in a satchel on
Bicycle_bomb
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
armor, the vehicle is the only MRAP vehicle able to defeat Explosively Formed Penetrators, the deadliest type of IED. The US Marine Corps ordered 60 vehicles
Golan_Armored_Vehicle
Class of improvised mortars from Northern Ireland
attack Improvised artillery in the Syrian civil war Explosively formed penetrator Improvised explosive device Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional
Barrack_buster
Multi-effect and multi-purpose ammunition type
element of the round is the tungsten carbide penetrator. This has a large amount of kinetic energy and will penetrate the armor as a solid-cored armor-piercing
High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition
High-explosive_incendiary/armor-piercing_ammunition
Largest disclosure in United States military history
insurgents and imported deadly weapons like the shape-charged explosively formed penetrator bombs into Iraq for use against civilians, Sunni militants and
Iraq_War_documents_leak
Explosive weapon with small submunitions
found in the US CBU-97, can use either a shaped charge or an explosively formed penetrator. Unguided shaped-charge submunitions are designed to be effective
Cluster_munition
County) quadcopter (custom test), Kraken Kinetics miniturized Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) BAE Systems Silver Fox BAE Systems SkyEye (with the United
List of unmanned aerial vehicles
List_of_unmanned_aerial_vehicles
Iranian special external operations force (established 1988)
Quds Force that "flooded" Iraq with "explosively formed projectiles" which fire a molten copper slug able to penetrate armor, and which accounted for "nearly
Quds_Force
Ammunition type for tanks
discarding sabot (APFSDS), long dart penetrator, or simply dart ammunition is a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition used to attack modern vehicle
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot
Armour-piercing_fin-stabilized_discarding_sabot
Tank unit of the United States Army
the brigade's only combat death during the deployment when an explosively formed penetrator on 16 June 2009 killed a Delta Company Soldier in Samawah, Iraq
77th_Armor_Regiment
Substance that can explode
shock of impact would cause it to detonate before it penetrated to the point desired. The explosive lenses around nuclear charges are also designed to be
Explosive
US mine resistant armored vehicle
and payload, as well as Frag Kit 6 enhancements for increased explosively formed penetrator protection. On 4 September 2008 the U.S. Marine Corps awarded
International_MaxxPro
2020 assassination in Baghdad, Iraq
attribution to the Quds Force for Iraq's domestic production of explosively formed penetrators, to the source of foreign production and "technology and the
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani
Loitering munition
terminal seeker Warhead: 7.7 kg (17 lb) multi-mode explosively formed projectile (long rod penetrator, aerostable slug or fragmentation) Vertical Launch
Low Cost Autonomous Attack System
Low_Cost_Autonomous_Attack_System
2004 battle during the Iraq War
Fighting The American Forces Since 2004: 'We Started Using Explosively Formed Penetrators... They Would Explode Inside The Tank, Destroying It And Killing'
Battle_of_Najaf_(2004)
Canadian/American family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles
ranges, utilizing a depleted uranium (DU) penetrator in place of the previous Tungsten-Nickel-Cobalt penetrator. Both rounds are vital upgrades for the
Stryker
MAWRS program generated dozens of armor designs to counter explosively formed penetrator threats, improving protection for a variety of ground systems
MRAP Armor Weight Reduction Spiral Program
MRAP_Armor_Weight_Reduction_Spiral_Program
Munition for penetrating hardened or deeply buried targets
Australia: 1. "SARB-83 - Penetrator Bomb - TÜBİTAK SAGE". "NEB-84 - Penetrator Bomb - TÜBİTAK SAGE". "Next Generation Penetrator Bomb Slated To Replace
Bunker_buster
British/American 155 mm towed artillery
non-unitary explosives. The BONUS has two sensor-fused munitions deployed by a 155 mm carrier projectile that scan the ground for targets and fire explosively formed
M777_howitzer
Canadian wheeled armored personnel carrier
provide increased protection against improvised explosive devices (IED), explosively formed penetrators and 30 mm caliber armour piercing rounds. The LAV III
LAV_III
Event of the Gaza war
advancing in Bani Suheila with rocket-propelled grenades and explosively formed penetrators. On 24 July, the IDF had confirmed that it had recovered the
July 2024 Khan Yunis incursion
July_2024_Khan_Yunis_incursion
Ammunition type
flattened high-velocity explosive pat can better destroy concrete constructions than a HEAT round (which is designed to penetrate armour), and without the
High-explosive_squash_head
Swedish Infantry fighting vehicle
to provide increased protection against improvised explosive devices, explosively formed penetrators, and 30 mm caliber armour-piercing rounds. All CV90s
Combat_Vehicle_90
Explosive materials where powder is bound together in a matrix with synthetic polymer
George W. Brooks & Eric E. Roach, "Enhanced Performance Insensitive Penetrator Warhead", issued 2003-02-25, assigned to Lockheed Martin Corporation
Polymer-bonded_explosive
of IEDs. Other actions include mortars and suicide attacks, explosively formed penetrators, small arms fire, anti-aircraft missiles (SA-7, SA-14, SA-16)
Combatants_of_the_Iraq_War
Battle of the Iraq War
forces increased following the use of highly sophisticated explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) smuggled in by Iran restricting the British to their
Battle_of_Basra_(2008)
Family of light military vehicles
blast below the truck, such as buried IEDs and land mines. Explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) can also defeat the armor kits, causing casualties. The
Humvee
16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
linking the Iranian government to the supply of the weapons, explosively formed penetrators. On June 8, 2007, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that
Peter_Pace
Israeli military active protection system for vehicles
positioned on the sides of the vehicle. These launchers deploy small explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) in a precise, closely spaced matrix, targeting an area
Trophy_(countermeasure)
killed nine and wounded 21, police said. November 26 – EFP(explosively formed penetrator) attack near Sadr City kills 3 US Army soldiers and injures
2006_in_Iraq
Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group
Fighting The American Forces Since 2004: 'We Started Using Explosively Formed Penetrators... They Would Explode Inside The Tank, Destroying It And Killing'
Harakat_Hezbollah_al-Nujaba
American physicist and inventor (1868–1955)
therefrom would lead to the first scientific publication on explosively formed penetrators in the Proceedings of the Royal Society in 1936. Wood also authored
Robert_W._Wood
German main battle tank
below the hull (like mines with bending wire triggers) and explosively formed penetrator mines. The weight of the Leopard 2A6M is 62.5 tonnes (61.5 long
Leopard_2
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