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Bushmaster's water tank vs copper shape charged IEDs?
The objective of a copper shaped charged IED is to create molten metal to rapidly go in one direction. Would the 270 L floor mounted water tank on the Bushmaster cool the copper down fast enough, while bending the direction, to render it less damaging than if the copper hit standard armor?
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavourite answer
Cumulative effect speeds a piece of molten metal up to 2km/s.
Nothing could cool it down.
But a multi-layered armor can reduce its penetration.
- CommanderJimLv 41 decade ago
You must be trying to inject a little humor here!!
The Bushmaster 4X4 is an Austrailian armored vehicle now in use in southern Iraq and the 270Liter water tank you reference is a hydration system for the crew, located under the floor of the control compartment!
However it can cushion some of the blast from an IED!
A copper shaped charge IED???? no such thing!
(I) Improvised (E)Explosive (D)Device....IMPROVISED!!!
Nice try dude! I did get a chuckle though!
USMC (ret)