New anti-tank round punches through high-tech explosive armor
5 hours ago
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- Saab developed HEAT 758, a tandem-charge anti-tank round for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle, designed to defeat modern reactive armor like Kontakt-1, Kontakt-5, and Relikt.
- The round features a Non-Initiating Precursor (NIP) that penetrates reactive armor without detonating it, addressing counterproductive effects of earlier tandem charges.
- AI was used to run 50,000 digital simulations to optimize HEAT 758's performance, and it incorporates Firebolt technology for precise ballistic trajectory calculation.
- HEAT 708 can penetrate up to 700 mm of Rolled Homogeneous Armor at ranges up to 700 m, with a muzzle velocity of 255 m/s, and weighs about 7 kg.
- The munition is already in production for an undisclosed customer, representing Saab's response to the growing threat of reactive armor on the battlefield.