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> the military, which wants the weapons to detonate on time every time Well, the military sure is also concerned about avoiding non-intentional detonations due
by jabl 4y ago
> the military, which wants the weapons to detonate on time every time
Well, the military sure is also concerned about avoiding non-intentional detonations due to accidents or by being hit by enemy fire. E.g. the IMX series of explosives that have apparently started to replace TNT and Comp B in some applications.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMX-101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMX-101
- KptMarchewa 4y agoAs we've seen in Ukraine, sensitive munitions kill a lot of tank, IFV and artillery crews.
- rtkwe 4y agoPart of that is the design of Russian tanks as well. Because of the design of the autoloader they use the turret has to sit on top of the shells in Russian tanks. Other countries use a human loader that puts the shells in an armored box with intentional weaknesses so any fires or explosions have a safer direction to expand than into the crew compartment.
- yencabulator 4y agoEven with the compartment design, surely it would be preferable that the munitions don't all explode if hit. And the same thing holds for the depot where all those explosives are stored before being loaded onto vehicles. https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/01/04/russia-weapons-arsenal-explosion-makiivka-ukraine-strike-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/01/04/russia-weapons-a...
- rtkwe 4y agoIf they're not already filled in the magazine you're increasing the time it takes to reload the gun dramatically and adding the need to haul all the water around required to activate all the ammo. Doesn't sound like a great option to me.
- yencabulator 4y agoSure, this particular solution might not be very practical for that use. Such is the nature of research.