explosively formed penetrator

noun

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.

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EFPexplosively formed projectileexplosively-formed projectileself-forging fragmentself-forging warhead
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Meanings

nounexplosively formed penetrator (plural explosively formed penetrators)

plural explosively formed penetrators · alternative explosively-formed projectile

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: EFP, explosively formed projectile, explosively-formed projectile, self-forging fragment, self-forging warhead

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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EFPexplosively formed projectileexplosively-formed projectileself-forging fragmentself-forging warhead
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explosively formed penetrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explosively%20formed%20penetrator

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