Research Article
Projectile Penetration into Sandy Soil Confined by a Honeycomb-Like Structure
Table 2
Properties of projectiles and the DOP data obtained from experiment and numerical simulations.
| Projectile type | Caliber (mm) | Mass (g) | Muzzle velocity (m/s) | Striking velocity (m/s) | Striking energy (J) | DOP in test (mm) | DOP in simulation (mm) | Middle-axis | Error | Off-axis | Error |
| MCPB | 7.62 | 5.5 | 420 | 358 | 352.5 | 239.6 | 252 | 5.18% | 248 | 3.51% | MCRB | 7.62 | 7.9 | 720 | 615 | 1494.0 | 253.4 | 273 | 7.73% | 269 | 6.16% | SCPB | 5.8 | 3.0 | 490 | 379 | 215.5 | 170.2 | 182 | 6.93% | 179 | 5.17% | SCRB | 5.8 | 4.2 | 930 | 846 | 1503.0 | 195.3 | 208 | 6.50% | 202 | 3.43% |
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