explosively formed penetrator
English
EFP diagram
Noun
explosively formed penetrator (plural explosively formed penetrators)
- A type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.
Alternative forms
- explosively-formed projectile
Synonyms
- EFP (abbreviation)
- explosively formed projectile / explosively-formed projectile
- self-forging fragment
- self-forging warhead
Hypernyms
- shaped charge
Derived terms
- EFP (abbreviation)
See also
- improvised explosive device (IED)
- kinetic energy weapon (KEW)
- rocket propelled grenade (RPG)
- Claymore