Creating Mahem
Credit: U.S. MARINE CORPS
Hand-fired rockets with explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) can defeat heavily armored vehicles. This is because the EFP has a concave liner that transforms after firing into a hypervelocity jet of metal that penetrates armor. The EFP has drawbacks, though: The forming process is inefficient and...
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