How Ceramic Tank Armor Works

[sumguy]

Leader: guys, our armor isn’t good enough.

Scientists: have you tried making it harder?

[Crystalcluster]

The spalling of the inner walls is actually whats used by british HESH rounds(High explosive squash head). The round contains an explosive that gets squashed to a large area on the surface of the armor. This maximizes the spalling. Its the main reason behind why GB still has rifled tank barrels: The sqashing gets more intense with the round spinning. Problematic is a kevlar liner on the inside walls of the tank, since that makes the HESH rounds basically ineffective pretty easily

[Redeemedbylove]

This was fascinating... how bad the loop was!

[kgw]

Also the angle helps more than anything and spaced armor can be just as good

[MackieLevyn]

A lot of people underestimate how incredibly hard some ceramics are compared to metals.

[kevinduran]

Never ceases to amaze me how much thought goes into the intent of one human trying to destroy another human! We are so intelligent and

[jeremyscherbert]

Did the loop get messed up, or was it a trick to get us all to comment??

[radioxdeath]

You said "long rod" *laughs in Beavis and Butt Head*

[grnt]

American armored vehicles are covered in cavalor plating on the inside in order to prevent fragmentation from injuring the crew

[TheDigitalDay]

HESH shells are pretty good alternatives if you can hit a good spot, it just turns the inside of the tank into a frag grenade

[adamambler]

spall is the main reason why HESH rounds (most famously used by the challenger 2) work, it doesent matter how thick the armor is, it will send a shockwave through the armor and casusing spall on the other side. the problem is that with the rise of non-homeogenous and layered armor as well as spall liners this has become significantly less effective hence why the challenger 3 has moved to a smooth bore for use of APFSDS rounds, but creamic armor will probably reduse the effectiveness of that too as shown in the video. tank development is a multi-million game of rock paper scissors.

[cHAOs]

This loop was like drppping a glass then quickly trying to catch it 5 seconds after it shattered on the ground.

[Banjogiga]

What I go through only to get given an ice pack by the school nurse

[tikabass]

Looks much more efficient in theory than in real life.

[agrihonoberjorn]

Finaly spauling is something I had an idea could happen since I saw nurons cradle back in high school finaly know what it’s called now thanks

[unalive_me]

Gotta get the bed liner for your tank.

[JxH]

Armor layers should be interspersed, with alternating characteristics.

[KUWAITGRIPSVEVO]

On a future battlefield explosive drones are sent by the thousand to take out next gen, active armored, laser defended smart tanks, only to meet the enemy’s swarm of drones, where they hover aimlessly and unmanned, not knowing the command centers on both sides have already been bombarded from orbit

[ManazAnsar]

Every tank is a gangsta until Yaseen 105 enters the chat 😂

[ethanwaltman]

Is this the voice of the guy who also does woodworking on YouTube or am I losing my mind??