Introduced on the T-80U tank in 1985, Kontakt-5 is made up of "bricks" of explosive sandwiched between two metal plates. The plates are arranged in such a way as to move sideways rapidly when the explosive detonates. This will force an incoming kinetic energy penetrator or shaped charge jet to cut through more armour than the thickness of the plating itself, since "new" plating is constantly fed into the penetrating body. A kinetic energy penetrator will also be subjected to powerful sideways forces, which might be large enough to cut the rod into two or more pieces. This will significantly reduce the penetrating capabilities of the penetrator, since the penetrating force will be dissipated over a larger volume of armour.
Newer KE penetrators like the US M829A3, were "driven by the need to counter KE-effective explosive reactive armor (ERA)".[2]
Relikt was designed by the Russian army in response to the new developments. Relikt is the 3rd generation Russian ERA, and is claimed to be twice[3][4] as effective as Kontakt-5. It can be installed on T-72B and T-90 tanks and was adopted in 2006.[5][6] The Russian Army T-72B3Mmain battle tank incorporates Relikt.[7] Developed by NII Stali, Relikt uses a completely new composition of explosives to achieve dynamics protection. Unlike Kontakt-1, it works equally reliably against both low-velocity and high-velocity missiles, doubling protection against shaped charges and increasing anti-tank guided missile protection by 50 percent.[8] Relikt defends against tandem warheads and reduces penetration of APFSDS rounds by over 50 percent.[9]
kontakt, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, assist, f. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kontakt 5 is a type of second generation 1 explosive reactive armour ERA originating in the Soviet Union It is the first type of ERA that is able to significantly decrease the penetration of armour piercing fin stabilized discarding sabot APFSDS rounds The advanced Kontakt 5 explosive reactive armour on this Indian Army T 90S is arranged in pairs of plates with a triangular profile Contents 1 Description 2 Operators 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription Edit Operation of ERA Introduced on the T 80U tank in 1985 Kontakt 5 is made up of bricks of explosive sandwiched between two metal plates The plates are arranged in such a way as to move sideways rapidly when the explosive detonates This will force an incoming kinetic energy penetrator or shaped charge jet to cut through more armour than the thickness of the plating itself since new plating is constantly fed into the penetrating body A kinetic energy penetrator will also be subjected to powerful sideways forces which might be large enough to cut the rod into two or more pieces This will significantly reduce the penetrating capabilities of the penetrator since the penetrating force will be dissipated over a larger volume of armour Newer KE penetrators like the US M829A3 were driven by the need to counter KE effective explosive reactive armor ERA 2 Relikt was designed by the Russian army in response to the new developments Relikt is the 3rd generation Russian ERA and is claimed to be twice 3 4 as effective as Kontakt 5 It can be installed on T 72B and T 90 tanks and was adopted in 2006 5 6 The Russian Army T 72B3M main battle tank incorporates Relikt 7 Developed by NII Stali Relikt uses a completely new composition of explosives to achieve dynamics protection Unlike Kontakt 1 it works equally reliably against both low velocity and high velocity missiles doubling protection against shaped charges and increasing anti tank guided missile protection by 50 percent 8 Relikt defends against tandem warheads and reduces penetration of APFSDS rounds by over 50 percent 9 Kontakt 5 armour is employed by Russia Ukraine India T90 S and Serbia on M 84AS MBT among others Malachit is the latest 4th generation Russian explosive reactive armor mounted on Armata project vehicles Operators Edit Russia Ukraine Serbia M 84AS Algeria T 90 and T 72AG Armenia T 90 Azerbaijan T 90 Belarus T 72B3 India T 90 Iran Relikt allegedly on Karrar and on a T 72M upgrade by the IRGC dubbed T 72M Rakhsh Kontakt 5 used on an unnamed T 72S upgrade Iraq T 90 and T 72M Rakhsh South Korea T 80U and T 80UK 10 11 Turkmenistan T 90 Uganda T 90 Vietnam T 90 Syria T 90 and T 72B3See also EditVehicle armourReferences Edit Kontakt 5 ERA M829E3 120 mm Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot Tracer APFSDS T Cartridge PDF http www niistali ru security armor relict start 1 Archived 2014 11 29 at the Wayback Machine dead link 2 March 2020 http www niistali ru security armor builtincontakt start 1 Archived 2014 02 21 at the Wayback Machine dead link 2 March 2020 Kompleks DZ tipa Relikt dlya tankov Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved November 15 2014 T 72BM Rogatka amp T 72M1 Modernised Pakistan Defence Feb 2 2011 Retrieved April 30 2014 Partiya tankov T 72B3 postupila v chasti Pervoj tankovoj armii v Podmoskove 9 February 2017 Russia to unveil new explosive reactive armour at Nizhniy Tagil arms expo Topasianews com 27 July 2011 T 90MS Tagil Military Today com 국방일보 차관급 다수 편성 대외 협력시 격 더 올라가 국방일보 Retrieved 2022 09 24 국방일보 두 개의 안테나 4색 위장 무늬 디테일이 살아있다 국방일보 Retrieved 2022 09 24 External links EditAdditional information http www arms expo ru news predpriyatiya nii stali na poroge novykh otkrytiy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kontakt 5 amp oldid 1129467494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
