SEGMENTED APFSDS | Armour Penetration Simulation | Unique APFSDS Vol. 2

Segmented projectiles are made up multiple penetrating slugs, divided by spacers of various materials. Upon impact, the spacers reduce the amount of stress transmitted to subusequent segments, causing them to decelerate less. The segments can then impact eachother, giving a ’boost’ to the foremost segment. It is said that this gives segmented projectiles increased penetration over monolithic designs. For this video, the dimensions of the components are kept constant, with only the spacer material being varied. It is likely that the number, length, and spacing of the segments would have an affect on the penetration, so other segmented designs may be investigated in a future video. Pros and Cons of Segmented Penetrators: Increased Velocity Less Likely to Fracture/Shatter Shorter Tungsten Lengths (easier and cheaper to produce) Potentially Increased Resistance to ERA (less shear stress is transmitted as the components are segmented) -Increased Complexity -Slightly Reduced Penetration (for the designs shown