Transparent armor and prospects for its use in Ukrainian armored vehicles
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2015.02.058Keywords:
transparent armor, sapphire, armored vehicle, glass pack, bullet caliberAbstract
An international team involving Institute for Single Crystals of NAS of Ukraine developed lightweight transparent armor based on sapphire and special glasses that opposes bullet 7.62 B-32 with tempered steel core. Designed armor is lighter and more efficient than pack of glasses used in domestic armored vehicles.
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