PMID- 18200915
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080215
LR  - 20190923
IS  - 0035-8665 (Print)
IS  - 0035-8665 (Linking)
VI  - 153
IP  - 3
DP  - 2007 Sep
TI  - Shaped charges and explosively formed penetrators: background for clinicians.
PG  - 184-7
AB  - Shaped Charges (SC) have been used in High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) munitions 
      and the mining industry since World War II. An explosive is used to propel a 
      liner material of low mass at speeds in excess of 5 times the speed of sound. The 
      subsequent projectile is capable of penetrating the steel of armoured vehicles 
      and inflicting significant injury to any enclosed personnel. Explosively Formed 
      Penetrators (EFP) are a variant of a SC, using higher mass at lower speed to 
      deliver their kinetic energy. The Iraq conflict has seen the use of Improvised 
      Explosive Devices utilising EFP (IED-EFP) by insurgent groups attacking military 
      vehicles. The major wounding mechanisms are from fragmentation and burns. This 
      article is a brief overview of the history and science behind SC and EFP.
FAU - Morrison, J J
AU  - Morrison JJ
AD  - E Squadron, 205 Scottish Field Hospital V, Claverhouse Training Centre, 8 Granton 
      Square, Edinburgh. jonny_morrison@doctors.org.uk
FAU - Mahoney, P F
AU  - Mahoney PF
FAU - Hodgetts, T
AU  - Hodgetts T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - J R Army Med Corps
JT  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JID - 7505627
RN  - 0 (Explosive Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Blast Injuries
MH  - *Explosive Agents
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Military Medicine
MH  - Military Personnel
MH  - United Kingdom
MH  - *Warfare
MH  - Weapons
MH  - *Wounds, Penetrating
RF  - 22
EDAT- 2008/01/19 09:00
MHDA- 2008/02/19 09:00
CRDT- 2008/01/19 09:00
PHST- 2008/01/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/02/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/01/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1136/jramc-153-03-11 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J R Army Med Corps. 2007 Sep;153(3):184-7. doi: 10.1136/jramc-153-03-11.