Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
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page 60 of 143 (41%)
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8 | 36 | 8" " | 250 | 7.96 | 1213 | 2550 |
9 | 36 | 8" " | 250 | 7.96 | 1308 | 2966 | 10 | 36 | 8" " | 250 | 7.96 | 1399 | 3390 | 11 | 36 | 8" " | 250 | 7.96 | 1489 | 3839 | 12 | 36 | 10" " | 500 | 9.96 | 1247 | 5386 | 13 | 36 | 10" " | 500 | 9.96 | 1315 | 5987 | 14 | 36 | 10" " | 500 | 9.96 | 1381 | 6608 | 15 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1215 | 8699 | 16 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1269 | 9710 | 17 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1332 | 10454 | 18 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1374 | 11124 | 19 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1425 | 11965 | 20 | 36 | 12" " | 850 | 11.96 | 1476 | 12837 | -------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+------+---------+ No projectile or fragment of the plate or projectile must get wholly through the plate and backing. The plate must not break up or give such cracks as to expose the backing, previous to the third shot. The penetration of projectiles of different forms into various styles of armor has been very thoroughly studied and many attempts have been made to bring the subject down to mathematical formulæ. These formulæ are based on several suppositions, and agree very closely with results obtained in actual experiments, but there are so many varying conditions that it is extremely doubtful if any formulæ will ever be written that will properly express the penetration. Many different forms have been given to the heads of projectiles, as flat, ogival, hemispherical, conoidal, parabolic, blunt trifaced, etc. |
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