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 typeCaliber (mm) Mass (g) Muzzle velocity (m/s) Striking velocity (m/s) Striking energy
(J)
DOP
in test (mm)
DOP in simulation (mm)
Middle-axisErrorOff-axisError

MCPB7.625.5420358352.5239.62525.18%2483.51%
MCRB7.627.97206151494.0253.42737.73%2696.16%
SCPB5.83.0490379215.5170.21826.93%1795.17%
SCRB5.84.29308461503.0195.32086.50%2023.43%