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Explosive with focused effect
A shaped charge, commonly also hollow charge if shaped with a cavity, is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Different
Shaped_charge
Explosive device that focuses nuclear fission reactions on a target
Nuclear shaped charges refers to nuclear weapons that focus the energy of their explosion into certain directions, as opposed to a spherical explosion
Nuclear_shaped_charge
Shaped charge designed to penetrate armor effectively
self-forging warhead, or a self-forging fragment – is a special type of shaped charge relying on the Misnay–Schardin effect, designed to penetrate armour
Explosively_formed_penetrator
Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapon
shoulder-launched, anti-tank grenade launcher that launches rockets equipped with a shaped-charge explosive warhead. Most RPGs can be carried by an individual soldier
Rocket-propelled_grenade
Unguided man-portable recoilless antitank rocket
rocket for propulsion, it allowed for high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge warheads to be delivered against armored vehicles, machine gun nests
Bazooka
Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone
weighing between 60 kg and 120 kg, selectable for fragmentation or shaped-charge effects. The airframe employs radar-absorbent materials to reduce detectability
Fire_Point_FP-1
American air-to-surface missile
homing (SALH) Non-programmable Analog autopilot Warhead: 18 lb (8 kg) shaped charge HEAT. Unable to penetrate reactive armor. Length: 64 in (163 cm) Weight:
AGM-114_Hellfire
Unconventionally produced bomb
tanks will be designed for armour penetration, by using, for example, a shaped charge that creates an explosively formed penetrator; IEDs are extremely diverse
Improvised_explosive_device
Anti-tank weapon
spigot mortar system, and projected (launched) a 2.5 pound (1.1 kg) shaped charge bomb using a cartridge in the tail of the projectile. It possessed an
PIAT
Swiss-American inventor
was a Swiss American inventor. He first demonstrated and exhibited shaped charge warheads internationally before the Second World War. Prior to 1939
Henry_Mohaupt
Type of shaped charge explosive
effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions by having an explosive charge collapse a
High-explosive_anti-tank
Soviet and Russian tank ammunition
Muzzle velocity: 905 m/s Charge: shaped charge, steel liner, Okfol (phlegmatized HMX with 5% plasticizer); 3V-15 detonator Charge weight: 1.62 kg Penetration:
125_mm_smoothbore_ammunition
Anti-tank grenade
World War II. It operated on the shaped charge Munroe effect principle, in which a metal-lined cone-shaped explosive charge would generate a very high speed
RPG-6
Grenade suitable for use with a grenade launcher
fragmentation Smoke Incendiary Tear gas Practice, featuring a small flash charge and smoke signal. Inert Tohan currently (2021) offers a 40×47 mm high explosive
List_of_40_mm_grenades
Type of vehicle armour
Reactive armour is most effective against shaped charges and hardened kinetic energy penetrators. When a shaped charge strikes the upper plate of the armour
Reactive_armour
Weapon system designed for infantry use against tanks
soon got replaced with recoilless systems with the application of the shaped charge explosive projectiles during the Second World War. The development of
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Man-portable_anti-tank_systems
Series of Soviet handheld grenades
граната-3, romanized: Ruchnaya Kumulyativnaya Granata-3, lit. 'Handheld shaped-charge grenade') is a series of Soviet anti-tank hand grenades. The RKG-3 grenade
RKG-3_anti-tank_grenade
Military tactics against tanks
During the late 1930s, shaped charge ammunition was experimented with, using chemical energy to penetrate armor. The shaped charge concept is officially
Anti-tank_warfare
Shaped charge anti-tank mine
fuzes, which give it a full-width attack capability. It uses a 2.5 kg shaped charge warhead capable of penetrating approximately 100 millimeters of armor
TM-72_mine
Symbol representing the heart
groom and bride with shadow in the form of a heart The earliest heart-shaped charges in heraldry appear in the 12th century; the hearts in the coat of arms
Heart_symbol
British submunition delivery system
the correct detonation distance for the shaped charge. On impact, the extended fuse initiated the shaped charge, creating a metal jet which travelled through
JP233
Variety of plastic explosive
temperature, it failed the shock stimulus, sympathetic detonation and shaped charge jet tests. Additional tests were done including the "pendulum friction
C-4_(explosive)
Soviet and Russian bombs for aircraft
are usually used as part of cassettes and have a contact fuse and a shaped charge bomb design. ZAB - incendiary aerial bomb. Designed to destroy manpower
Soviet and Russian aerial bombs
Soviet_and_Russian_aerial_bombs
Ammunition type designed to penetrate armour
II, weapons using HEAT warheads were known as having a hollow charge or shaped charge warhead. Claims for priority of invention are difficult to resolve
Armour-piercing_ammunition
Type of military anti-projectile defense system
lining, usually copper, in the shaped charge. The copper jet provides most of the anti armor capabilities of shaped charge weapons. destruction of the airframe
Active_protection_system
American third-generation main battle tank
stopping shaped charges and kinetic projectiles. Rather, unlike RHA, Chobham is optimized against shaped charge projectiles. Effective shaped charges, particularly
M1_Abrams
British-designed composite tank armour
hardness of the ceramics used, they offer superior resistance against shaped charges such as high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds and they shatter kinetic
Chobham_armour
Soviet scatterable anti-tank mine
ПТМ-3: ПротивоТанковая Мина-3) is a Soviet scatterable self-liquidating shaped charge anti-tank mine. The mine's case is made up of a stamped steel body with
PTM-3_mine
American air-to-surface missile
to the D model's shaped-charge warhead. It completed tests in 1988. Maverick H model is an AGM-65B/D missile upgraded with a new charge-coupled device (CCD)
AGM-65_Maverick
Submunition used in several cluster bomb systems
also spinning. Arming takes about 2.6 seconds. They have a combined shaped charge, fragmentation and incendiary effect on the target. It is very effective
BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb
BLU-97/B_Combined_Effects_Bomb
Explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation
example of an anti-structure tandem-charge warhead is the BROACH warhead. High-explosive anti-tank Shaped charge BAE’s Lrod Cage Armour - Defense Industry
Tandem-charge
Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher
to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The warhead is a 19.5-kilogram (43 lb) shaped charge, which enables it to punch through the hulls of submarines. It can also
RBU-6000
Weapon designed to attack armoured vehicles from above
emplaced munition such as a mine. Top attack munitions use either a shaped charge warhead (often now tandem warheads in order to defeat ERA), or an explosively
Top-attack
Projectiles' behavior after reaching their targets
Some anti-armor projectiles use what is known as a shaped charge to defeat their target. Shaped charges have been used ever since it was discovered that
Terminal_ballistics
Surface-to-surface missile
began to favor high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), or shaped charge rounds in the 1950s. A shaped charge's penetration is not strongly dependent on the speed
MGM-51_Shillelagh
Ukrainian long-range UAV
reportedly has a range of 600 to 1,000 km, and its warhead is a KZ-6 shaped charge. This drone has been used during a number of attacks on Moscow. During
Bober_(drone)
Tank gun
copy of the French CN-105-57 gun. OCC 105 F1 : a 10.85 kg non-rotating shaped-charge round with a muzzle velocity of 800 m/s. OE 105 : a 12.1 kg high-explosive
CN_105-57
Plating used to fortify against damage
When a shaped-charge warhead hits, the explosive detonates and pushes the steel plates into the warhead, disrupting the flow of the charge's liquid metal
Vehicle_armour
Chinese missile and loitering munition
carry a 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) high explosive warhead, a fragmentation charge, a shaped charge for penetrating armor, or a camera for reconnaissance. The drones
CASC_CH-901
British, acoustic homing, light-weight
double-hulled submarines then entering service. A directed energy (shaped charge) warhead was used in the production weapon. In 1976 the designs had
Sting_Ray_(torpedo)
Anti-tank grenade
hollow charge"), also known as the "Panzerknacker" ("tank breaker", an analogy to "safe cracker"), was a magnetically adhered, shaped charge anti-tank
Hafthohlladung
Shaped charge used in nuclear weapons
weapons—is a highly specialized shaped charge. In general, it is a device composed of several explosive charges. These charges are arranged and formed with
Explosive_lens
Section of a device that contains the explosive agent or toxic material
designed to be resistant to shrapnel. Shaped charge: The effect of the explosive charge is focused onto a specially shaped metal liner to project a hypervelocity
Warhead
Franco-German anti-tank missile
MILAN models MILAN 1: Single, main shaped charge warhead (1972), calibre 103 mm MILAN 2: Single, main shaped charge warhead, with standoff probe to increase
MILAN
Ukrainian explosive reactive armour
the grooves, designed to break up the incoming projectile, be it a shaped charge jet, or kinetic long-rod penetrator. Nizh-1M – an explosive reactive
Nizh (explosive reactive armour)
Nizh_(explosive_reactive_armour)
Type of land mine designed to destroy tanks
vehicle triggering it, the B-2 consisted of multiple small shaped charge explosive charges along its length designed to ensure a mobility kill against
Anti-tank_mine
British air-to-surface missile
damage when friendly forces or civilians were in the area. The tandem shaped-charge warhead is much more effective against modern tanks than older similar
Brimstone_(missile)
Soviet World War II shaped charge bomb
Aviation Bomb") was a Soviet World War II high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge bomb. The bomb was designed within a case of a 2.5 kg bomb, with a case
PTAB_(bomb)
Type of vehicle armour
which states that the penetration of shaped charge jets is proportional to the square root of the shaped charge liner density (typically copper) divided
Composite_armour
German modular composite armor
signatures of a vehicle. AMAP-SC (shaped charge) is a passive armour system designed to defeat weapons with a shaped charge warheads such as ATGMs, RPGs and
Advanced Modular Armor Protection
Advanced_Modular_Armor_Protection
Mixture of copper and tungsten
density and the break-up time are increased. Tungsten powder based shaped charge liners are especially suitable for oil well completion. Other ductile
Copper–tungsten
American oil well firefighter (1915–2004)
blowout/oil firefighting pioneer. They pioneered the technique of using a V-shaped charge of high explosives to snuff the fire by the blast. This was known as
Red_Adair
Anti-submarine/ship missile
variants ('Metel') for cruisers and frigates, and a later version with a shaped charge ('Rastrub') that can be used against shipping as well as submarines
Metel_Anti-Ship_Complex
Multi-stage warhead
Research Agency (DERA). The two stage warhead is made up from an initial shaped charge, which cuts a passage through armour, concrete, earth, etc., allowing
BROACH_warhead
Explosive, a mix of RDX and TNT
shaped charge munition (marked to indicate a Composition B filling) used for various demolition purposes such as boring a hole for a cratering charge
Composition_B
Type of explosive reactive vehicle armour
be activated by impacts from armor-piercing projectiles as well as shaped charge warheads. Kontakt-5 produces a stronger defensive detonation than Kontakt-1
Kontakt-5
Soviet recoilless gun
rocket-assisted high explosive (HE) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge projectiles similar to those fired by the 73mm 2A28 Grom low pressure
SPG-9
German anti-tank gun
entirely in early 1943. The introduction in 1942 of the Stielgranate 41 shaped charge gave it the ability to punch through the armor of any Allied tank, but
3.7_cm_Pak_36
World War II aircraft
designed nose filled with a large load of explosives, formed into a shaped charge. The upper component was a fighter aircraft, joined to the Mistel by
Mistel
American ballistic missile
to the G&C section. The RV separation system consisted of a linear shaped charge ring assembly bolted to the G&C section so that separation occurred
Pershing_II
Shockwave generator
The Voitenko compressor is a shaped charge adapted from its original purpose of piercing thick steel armour to the task of accelerating shock waves. It
Voitenko_compressor
Guided missile for combat against armored targets
Spike. Most modern ATGMs have shaped charge HEAT warheads, designed specifically for penetrating tank armor. Tandem-charge missiles attempt to defeat explosive
Anti-tank_guided_missile
Reactive armour utilising electric charge
proposed for the protection of ships and armoured fighting vehicles from shaped charge and possibly kinetic weapons using a strong electric current, complementing
Electric_armour
Rocket
also be outfitted with shaped charge warheads for air-to-ground use, then called R4HL for hohlladung (English: hollow charge). These warheads were called
R4M
Vehicle armor to protect against shaped charge warheads
grid fitted around key sections of the vehicle, which disrupts the shaped charge of the warhead by either crushing it, preventing optimal detonation
Slat_armor
Grenade using a rifle-based launcher
which was one of the first "of any" type anti-tank weapons with a shaped charge or high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) type warhead. The design of the warhead
Rifle_grenade
Improvised armor developed during Russo-Ukrainian war
fall of a free-falling munition, cause a premature explosion of the shaped charge of the drone, or prevent its detonation. The simplest such protection
Anti-drone_mesh
American-made portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile
with an imaging infrared seeker. The tandem warhead is fitted with two shaped charges: a precursor warhead to detonate any explosive reactive armor and a
FGM-148_Javelin
Vehicle armor
wave propagating in different materials. When a projectile such as a shaped-charge jet hits the NERA's front metal plate, a high speed shock wave is generated
Non-explosive_reactive_armor
1960s Swedish anti-tank missile by Bofors
of wire have deployed from the second spool of wire, the missile's shaped charge warhead is armed. Commands from the joystick are relayed to the missile
Bantam_(missile)
Air-to-surface rocket
6.5 inches (165 mm) shaped-charge warhead replacing the earlier weapon's 5 inches (127 mm) charge. The fuse for the shaped charge, developed with the
Ram_(rocket)
German 1980s anti-tank rocket launcher
rifle. These infantry weapon systems equipped with an armor-piercing shaped charge warhead would have fought not only tanks but also machine gun nests
Panzerfaust_3
Anti-tank rifle grenade
the first operational weapons to utilise the shaped charge principle. British research into shaped charges in the inter-war period brought about some useful
No._68_AT_grenade
Sudden release of heat and gas
360°. In contrast, in a shaped charge the explosive forces are focused to produce a greater local explosion; shaped charges are often used by military
Explosion
Gun designed to generate very high speed
Research Project – U.S. government research project Voitenko compressor – Shaped charge driven device which uses hydrogen gas to accelerate thin disks up to
Light-gas_gun
Type of armour
bounce off entirely. Also it can be bent, reducing its penetration. Shaped charge warheads may fail to penetrate or even detonate when striking armour
Sloped_armour
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
Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher
instead of a conical shaped charge. While the EFP has reduced penetration compared to the previous LAWs with a conical shaped charge, it creates a larger
M72_LAW
Hand-thrown anti-tank grenade
The Panzerwurfmine (abbreviated to PWM) was a shaped charge hand-thrown anti-tank grenade used by Luftwaffe ground troops in World War II. The Panzerwurfmine's
Panzerwurfmine
Design of cannon and anti-tank launcher
which had been modified to function as an anti-tank round with a shaped charge. Such charges are now commonly called high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warheads
High–low_system
German man-portable anti-tank recoilless weapons, WW2
of 36 cm (14+1⁄4 in). The 10 cm (3.9 in) diameter of warhead was a shaped charge of 400 g (14 oz) of a 50:50 mix of TNT and tri-hexogen. The propellant
Panzerfaust
Small explosive device
(weapon) – Improvised mortar List of inventors killed by their own invention Shaped charge – Explosive with focused effect Curtis, Thomas (1829). The London Encyclopaedia:
Petard
Specialized grenade used against armored targets
during World War I, but it wasn't until World War II when more effective shaped charge anti-tank grenades were produced. AT grenades are unable to penetrate
Anti-tank_grenade
US Navy SEAL (born 1976)
promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that Charlie Kirk was killed by a shaped charge instead of a bullet, including during an interview with pro-Hitler commentator
Robert_J._O'Neill
German anti-tank rocket launcher, WW2
weapon was shoulder-launched and fired a fin-stabilized rocket with a shaped-charge warhead. It was made in much smaller numbers than the Panzerfaust, which
Panzerschreck
Explosive weapon that inflicts injury through fragments
ignites a relatively weak secondary charge (often black powder or cordite) in the base of the shell. This charge fractures the matrix holding the balls
Fragmentation_(weaponry)
United States Air Force cluster bomb
used against armor, people and soft skinned targets and consist of a shaped charge, a scored steel fragmentation case and a zirconium ring for incendiary
CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
CBU-87_Combined_Effects_Munition
Activity to dispose of and render safe explosive munitions and other materials
high power sources. Projected water disruptors use a water-projectile shaped charge to destroy bombs, blasting the device apart and severing any detonating
Bomb_disposal
Formulas in explosives engineering
how fast fragments are released by military explosives, how quickly shaped charge explosives accelerate their liners inwards, and in other calculations
Gurney_equations
Chemical element with atomic number 73 (Ta)
thermowells, valve bodies, and tantalum fasteners. Due to its high density, shaped charge and explosively formed penetrator liners have been constructed from
Tantalum
German submunition delivery system
to destroy runways. The first shaped charge explodes on impact, creating a channel under the surface. An additional charge creates an explosion under the
MW-1
American cluster bomb
The dispenser has two linear-shaped charges secured longitudinally inside the walls. When initiated, these shaped charges cut the dispenser in half, from
CBU-100_Cluster_Bomb
Shaped charge rifle grenade
The Gewehr-Panzergranate was a shaped charge rifle grenade that was developed by Germany and used by the Wehrmacht during World War II. The Gewehr-Panzergranate
Gewehr-Panzergranate
Israeli armoured personnel carrier
explosive reactive armour to counter high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge rounds, such as rocket propelled grenade (RPG) RPG-7s. Early Nagmachons
Nagmachon
British explosives expert (1935 – 2021)
developed the renowned Dioplex linear cutting charge, and Vulcan shaped charge. Alford's explosive charges are some of the most highly regarded in the industry
Sidney_Alford
Japanese anti-tank/landing-craft guided missile
fins positioned along the body of the missile. The warhead is either a shaped charge for use against tanks, or a semi-armour piercing fragmentation type
Type_79_Jyu-MAT
Miniature torpedo
diameter, 123.8 mm. The same 2.5 kg PBX shaped charge warhead is adopted by air-launched variants while a tandem charge is shared by surface-launched variants
A200_LCAW_torpedo
Depth of projectile penetration
through roughly 2.5 times its own length of steel armor. Shaped charge: For a shaped charge (anti-tank) to pierce through steel plates, it is essential
Impact_depth
Family of related US-specified plastic explosives consisting primarily of RDX
moulded by hand for use in demolition work and packed by hand into shaped-charge devices. Variants have different proportions and plasticisers and include:
Composition_C
Grenade launcher with repeating fire mechanism
automatic grenade launchers include high explosive, fragmentation, and shaped charge for attacking light armored vehicles. Less lethal rounds, like tear
Automatic_grenade_launcher
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
Girl/Female
Arabic, Iranian, Muslim
Honey
Girl/Female
Indian
Honey, Witness, Patriot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Chappell.French : from a diminutive of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’, ‘hood’, or ‘hat’ (from Late Latin cappa, capa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cloaks or hats, or a nickname for a habitual wearer of a distinctive cloak or hat.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Shapley in Chagford, Devon.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Destroying, wearing out.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shape
Girl/Female
Muslim
Well shaped. Beautiful.
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, Netherlands
Well Shaped; Beautiful
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear; Wedge-shaped Object; Triangular Shaped Piece of Land
Girl/Female
Muslim
Honey, Witness, Patriot
Biblical
destroying; wearing out
Girl/Female
African, Belgium, British, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Well Shaped; Beautiful
Girl/Female
Indian
Shape
Girl/Female
Afghan, African, Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu
Shapely; Well Shaped; Beautiful
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Irish
Gently-shaped; Athletic
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Bow-shaped
Girl/Female
Muslim
Well shaped. Beautiful.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Honey
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shamuwr, SHAMER means "a message, tidings" or "that which is heard." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pinakini | பிநாகிநீ
Bow shaped
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
Male
Babylonian
, the irrigator.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dharm Dutt | தரà¯à®®Â தà¯à®¤à¯à®¤Â
Gift of the God of religion
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Severe; Strict
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Jain
Nature; Tamper
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
Changed into a spider by Athena.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sukrita | ஸà¯à®•à¯à®°à®¿à®¤à®¾
A person who does good things, Made good
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Famous
Boy/Male
African
teacher'.
Male
Iranian/Persian
(شاهرخ) Persian name SHAHROKH means "royal face."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Jamaican
The West Meadow; Western Meadow
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
SHAPED CHARGE
a.
Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.
a.
Shaped like a wheel.
a.
Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
a.
Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.
n.
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
p. p.
of Shape
a.
Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf.
n.
One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
a.
Of a linear shape.
imp.
of Shape
a.
Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.
a.
Shaped like a saddle.
a.
Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
a.
Shaped like a globe.
a.
Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
a.
Shaped like a worm; /hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root.
a.
Shaped like an awl.