ВПЛИВ ПОГОДНИХ УМОВ НА РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ КІНЕТИЧНОЇ ЗБРОЇ НЕСМЕРТЕЛЬНОЇ ДІЇ

Abstract

Currently, when designing non-lethal kinetic weapons, the degree of protection of the target provided by clothing items, especially during cold seasons, is not considered. As a result of the loss of part of the energy of the impact element on deformation and destruction of clothing items, the effects on the target can significantly differ from those calculated for normal conditions and exceed permissible limits. This may lead to the failure of the firing task due to insufficient or excessive action of the impact element on the target. For the purpose of determining the influence of the degree of target protection by clothing items on the results of the action of the impact element, natural experimental studies were conducted using a pneumatic ballistic installation and a target simulator made of ballistic plasticine "Beschussmasse". The results yielded empirical dependencies of the penetration depth of the impact element from its velocity upon meeting the target for several protection variants of the object of weapon application by clothing items. These dependencies can be used during the design of non-lethal kinetic weapons, as well as for selecting models of such weapons from those available to perform firing tasks in specific temperature conditions. The work also draws attention to the need to consider the influence of the temperature of the powder on the burning rate and muzzle velocity of the impact element. To increase the effectiveness of the application of non-lethal kinetic weapons, it is proposed to develop a set of ammunition for such weapons with different masses of powder charge, which would correspond to the ambient temperature and take into account the degree of protection of the object of weapon application by clothing items and the dependency of the burning rate of the powder on the temperature. The direction for further research is to study the influence of the hardness of the impact element of the non-lethal kinetic weapons on the results of its action on the target.