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OBJECT
of cap design.
C. Zener
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F. Sullivan
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not be deformed, then design would have to be concerned q
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the resistance of the armor to penetration. This may be
seen from the fact that the surface layers of armor offer
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ogive tip presents a tangent surface to the plate at an
range.
The final rise in the velocity needed for shatter
eas
V-Vtl/cos e (I)
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V limit for no shatter, the same weill be true for all higher
obliquities.
The above conclusion mr-y bu used to make a rough
survey of tha consequences of decapping. Tt was found that ,Hsl
plates with an e/d of 0.83 (2,5" plate for 3" projectiles)
of the range.
The influence of a 1/12th caliber decapping plate may
be most vividly presented by comparing the obliquity range
A&e'-3°
3 0 '( A/d .!2()i
30<0J50.
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