HEAT type penetration..

Mobhack · #1 August 17th, 2006, 10:00 AM

As I think I said earlier - malfunctions/fuse failures reduce by decade post WW2. So later battles will not show the effect as with earlier.

I will run this through the debugger and check it out.

Andy

Mobhack · #2 August 17th, 2006, 10:44 AM

Ahah - much clearer once I reread the code

Improved TOW, therefore a dual charge and/or top attack ATGM. These get a bonus of 5+Random(Warhead Size) for the improved technology over straight HEAT added to pen.

There is a 5% chance of any HEAT round getting some of the Warhead Size added as over-pen. There is a 17% chance of under pen due to fuse failures etc.

Cheers
Andy

Marcello · #3 August 17th, 2006, 12:51 PM

Yes, it was an improved TOW, as I wrote, I should have emphasized that, my mistake.
So it works out as 80+6+5=91, which is more in line with the endless strings of 88-89-90-91 I have actually observed.
But I have seen some 93, a 94 and a 98, plus possibly a 100.Random overpenetration in addition to the above?

Marcello · #4 August 17th, 2006, 12:58 PM

As further addendum,this confirms what I had been suspecting for some time:multicharge missiles were more effective than the theoretical HEAT penetration + warhead size.I had never run extensive tests before though.
But I ask:is there a justification based on the real world or others issues, like for the warhead malfunctions?

Mobhack · #5 August 17th, 2006, 04:36 PM

A multiple charge weapon is assumed to get an extra "peck" at the same impact area that the first unmasking blast attacked. Whether plain steel, anti-HEAT armour, or ERA protected armour.

Top attack missiles are also in this category (ie treated as multiple charge) for code/databse simplicity.

Cheers
Andy

Marcello · #6 August 17th, 2006, 05:26 PM

"A multiple charge weapon is assumed to get an extra "peck" at the same impact area that the first unmasking blast attacked. Whether plain steel, anti-HEAT armour, or ERA protected armour"

I am not sure if I get it:are you saying that the extra bonus is supposed to represent the precursor charge?

Djuice · #7 August 18th, 2006, 12:48 AM

Why is the I-TOW and TOW-2 multi-charge atgm, IIRC they both have a single large warhead, with a stand-off probe to improve penetration. It does not have a precursor warhead to detonate ERA. TOW-2A was the first TOW to receive the precursor warhead, as it was specifically designed to.

I will try and redo the test again, when i have time.. Thanks for the info.