The Macabees
01-10-2005, 00:40
ATG-44 SHaped Anti-TAnk Mine
[OOC: This is my first ever lineart, so don't make fun of it. I've already gone through with it on Lineartinc, and I promise my next one will be much better.]
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Type: Anti-tank
Height: 34 cm.
Width: 19cm.
Weight: 8.9 kilograms
Explosive: 14.7 heptanitrocubane [HpNC]
Penetration: 210mm RHA CE
Detection: Pressure Gauge
Arming: Automatic
Anti-Handling Device: Yes
The ATG-44 uses a very old concept to create a very modern anti-tank mine. The concept of the charge dates back to the design of the Panzerwaffe, one of the most infamous German anti-tank rockets which wreaked havoc on Russian and Western Allied tanks alike. Of course, surfaced rockets like the Panzerwaffe have long become obsolete, however, the ATG-44, unlike these others, bases itself underground, as an anti-tank mine.
When the shaped charge ignites the force is concentrated on the hollow center infront of it, called the Monro Effect; more specifically, A forceful jetstream of the explosion gases results that hits the steel target with a speed of typically 15000 meters per second and penetrating pressure in excess of 12 million kg/cm2. When the explosion occurs, the liner metal is formed into a spike of molten metal (although there is some discussion on whether it is liquid or solid; most times it is referred to a "plasma" jet, plasma not in the technical subatomic sense but in the sense of an in-between state of the metal between liquiduous and solid). To be most effective, the shaped charge has to be detonated at the right distance from the target. If it detonates too close to the armor, the plasma-jet hasn't formed out before hitting the surface and the effect is lessened somwewhat. If detonated too far from the armor surface, the plasma jet has unfocused and partly spent itself already (this effect is used in applying spaced armor, described below).
The ATG-44 has an anti-handeling device that also sets the fuse, like the pressure gauge, allowing the mine to blow before it can be dismantled. It's a safeguard against mass mine dismantling programs. Also, there is very little metal in the mine, making it more difficult for mine detectors to detect the ATG-44.
The fuse works with a small pressure guage [the green part of the mine], that is enlarged in the picture, but in true use only sticks up from the ground for about half a centimeter. It measures the pressure on the nearby surface for about two meters, taking in mind the weight of vehicles and the such. It's designed to set the fuse for vehicles over two hundred kilograms, and waits until the vehicle is more or less centered over the mine, but detecting pressure crafted by the tracks or wheels of the vehicle. It has proved to be a highly effective method of setting the fuse.
The ATG-44 does not have a self-destruct option. It is to say, the mine is there to stay until it is detonated or dismantled by professionals that know the mine well.
Cost: $300 USD
[OOC: This is my first ever lineart, so don't make fun of it. I've already gone through with it on Lineartinc, and I promise my next one will be much better.]
http://modernwarstudies.net/ATG-44.1.gif
http://modernwarstudies.net/ATG-44.2.gifhttp://modernwarstudies.net/ATG-44.3.gif
Type: Anti-tank
Height: 34 cm.
Width: 19cm.
Weight: 8.9 kilograms
Explosive: 14.7 heptanitrocubane [HpNC]
Penetration: 210mm RHA CE
Detection: Pressure Gauge
Arming: Automatic
Anti-Handling Device: Yes
The ATG-44 uses a very old concept to create a very modern anti-tank mine. The concept of the charge dates back to the design of the Panzerwaffe, one of the most infamous German anti-tank rockets which wreaked havoc on Russian and Western Allied tanks alike. Of course, surfaced rockets like the Panzerwaffe have long become obsolete, however, the ATG-44, unlike these others, bases itself underground, as an anti-tank mine.
When the shaped charge ignites the force is concentrated on the hollow center infront of it, called the Monro Effect; more specifically, A forceful jetstream of the explosion gases results that hits the steel target with a speed of typically 15000 meters per second and penetrating pressure in excess of 12 million kg/cm2. When the explosion occurs, the liner metal is formed into a spike of molten metal (although there is some discussion on whether it is liquid or solid; most times it is referred to a "plasma" jet, plasma not in the technical subatomic sense but in the sense of an in-between state of the metal between liquiduous and solid). To be most effective, the shaped charge has to be detonated at the right distance from the target. If it detonates too close to the armor, the plasma-jet hasn't formed out before hitting the surface and the effect is lessened somwewhat. If detonated too far from the armor surface, the plasma jet has unfocused and partly spent itself already (this effect is used in applying spaced armor, described below).
The ATG-44 has an anti-handeling device that also sets the fuse, like the pressure gauge, allowing the mine to blow before it can be dismantled. It's a safeguard against mass mine dismantling programs. Also, there is very little metal in the mine, making it more difficult for mine detectors to detect the ATG-44.
The fuse works with a small pressure guage [the green part of the mine], that is enlarged in the picture, but in true use only sticks up from the ground for about half a centimeter. It measures the pressure on the nearby surface for about two meters, taking in mind the weight of vehicles and the such. It's designed to set the fuse for vehicles over two hundred kilograms, and waits until the vehicle is more or less centered over the mine, but detecting pressure crafted by the tracks or wheels of the vehicle. It has proved to be a highly effective method of setting the fuse.
The ATG-44 does not have a self-destruct option. It is to say, the mine is there to stay until it is detonated or dismantled by professionals that know the mine well.
Cost: $300 USD