2007-07-21 19:54:19 · 8 answers · asked by Marie 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I am talking about making it resistant to EMP! How do they do it?
2007-07-21 20:23:17 · update #1
That falls in the great grand world of OPSEC so no answer
2007-07-21 20:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hah, they put in a strong shell so if it falls off the back of a Bradley it doesn't break. You had to expect at least a few of those answers. But seriously, I honestly think that most of the military's equipment isn't hardened. You'd have to talk to the guys at S-6 about that one, but I agree, I think that info would fall under opsec.
2007-07-21 21:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are referring to the ruggedized equipment that the military uses. I am not a specialist as to how they actually "harden" it, but I'll offer my best quess.
Normal electronics, when dropped will break. You already know this though. However, you have to ask what it is about the device that allows it to break when dropped. The casing could be weak plastic/glass/metal. The chips inside could not be made to withstand the force of striking the ground. Ruggedized devices use harder casings, and the internal mechanism are probably secured tighter, and are also made of stronger materials.
2007-07-21 20:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by CAUTION:Truth may hurt! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be as simple as making it tougher to break
But hardened also refered to hardened against EMP after a nuclear detonation.
Kind of a general description for you
2007-07-21 20:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Armor is first heated to a cetain color and then cooled quickly. This hardens the metal, but takes away its flexability. Then it is positioned on a slant about 30 degrees to provide more thickness from a straight on shot and to help deflect shrapnal. Australia has a troop transport with a water tank underneath it. Molten metal will cool rapidly and slide slightly losing its punch which will cause even the new rounds to be ineffective.
Some armor has reflective explosives which provide an opposite reaction to the enemy explosion dulling the impact.
2007-07-21 21:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be more specific, but if your talking about situations in the current war Iraq, the soldiers equipment are usually hardened by scraps of metal and any other rubbish they can find...if you even call that hardening. Why do they do that? Well, the army is kinda in debt...
2007-07-21 20:00:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My military equipment is hardened!
2007-07-21 19:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by D. M. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
huh in what way? Like better?
2007-07-21 19:59:09 · answer #8 · answered by USMCgrlandMommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋