New lightweight armor systems are being used by the Navy to provide extensive armor protection for its highspeed, highly maneuverable riverine craft. Selection of materials is done through a basic armor system design computer program by which the craft performance characteristics are systematically inputed as a time history spectrum, combined with a description of the designated critical areas, allowable damage, and shielding effects of the vehicle to be armored as well as a description of the weapons which it will encounter.
The Development of Lightweight Armor for Riverine Craft
Sae Technical Papers
1969 International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1969
1969-02-01
Conference paper
English
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