Quoted: I'm running up the B.S. flag on this.
The whole point of the slats is that they are more narrow than the warhead of an RPG, preventing it from detonating on contact. Those slats are undamaged, the rocket body doesn't appear to have a warhead, and there is no visible explosive damage or scorching on the hull. And wouldnt't eh headlight / turn signal be busted by the close proximity of the blast?
Doesn't look right.
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I don't think it blew up either. But even if it hit the slats directly, the 'stand-off' distance is too great for the jet of molten metal to penetrate. The ideal stand-off distance is a multiple of the diameter of the base of the cone of the explosive charge. So a diameter of, say, 4 inches would need a stand-off distance of 6-8 inches (1 1/2-2) for maximum penetration.
If the head of the charge goes between the slats then the warhead is broken up and fails to explode since the piezo-electric fuze is not actuated. I was wondering if it is a good idea to hammer away at it if the detonator +
some remaining explosive is still left.
This topic has come up here many times.