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The M19 is capable of penetrating the armor of even the [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Type-26 Wraith tank]]; lighter vehicles, such as the [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 Ghost reconnaissance vehicle]], are typically destroyed upon impact. The M19's blast radius is rather large, making the projectile effective against concentrated groups of infantry. | The M19 is capable of penetrating the armor of even the [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Type-26 Wraith tank]]; lighter vehicles, such as the [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 Ghost reconnaissance vehicle]], are typically destroyed upon impact. The M19's blast radius is rather large, making the projectile effective against concentrated groups of infantry. | ||
HEAT warheads in missiles like the M19 use explosive fillers to collapse a cone of ductile metal, typically copper, in order to form a jet of metallic particles that expand toward the target at hypersonic velocities. The tip of the jet punches a small hole in the armor while the remainder of the jet that travels at slower speeds widens the hole and provides spall effect to whatever lies beyond the armor. | |||
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