Investigating the Behavior of Manufactured Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Armour Net Screens from Different Types of High Performance Fibers

A.I.H.Fayed | Y. A. Abo El Amaim | Doaa H. Elgohary ^[2]

Abstract: Rocket-propelled grenade nets, is armour net screens from mesh fabrics which is used in protecting vehicles and crew against explosive projectiles. In this paper we show 1) the production of three armour nets from three different materials (Kevlar-polypropylene-polyester), Mechanical properties were done for the produced yarns made for net, while firing tests were performed on produced the net.2) The effect of shooting RPG7 projectiles on the manufactured nets.

Keywords: Rocket-propelled Grenade, Nets, Armour, High Performance Fibre

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 5, May 2019,

Pages: 2088 - 2091