PROCESS OF CUTTING OF HULLS OF ARMORED VEHICLES AND TANKS AND GEAR FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: blasting operations. SUBSTANCE: process relates to blasting of steel structures. Explosive devices are installed along welds of armored vehicle or tank. They are initiated in sequence in direction from nose to stern part of hull. If explosive devices are installed inside and outside of hull initiation of explosive device positioned inside hull is delayed by 0.0001-0.0002 s. Gear for implementation of process includes cord charges 2 and 3 placed inside and outside of hull 1, delay line 4, initiator 5 with explosive net 6. Trinitrotoluene equivalent of charge mass is found by relation given in description of invention. EFFECT: enhanced blasting efficiency. 3 cl, 5 dwg