NATO - ATP-3.12.1.8
TEST PROCEDURES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE EFFECTS OF WEAPONS ON STRUCTURES
| Organization: | NATO |
| Publication Date: | 10 June 2016 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 69 |
scope:
This ATP covers:
a. Common military projectiles, fragmentation, vehicle and blast weapons, as well as a generalized spectrum of blast threats, which includes the characteristics of the majority of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks.
b. The effects of weapon systems on infrastructure, including the following:
(1) Blast;
(2) Penetration:
i. Bullets and penetrators;
ii. Shaped Charges;
iii. Vehicles;
(3) Fragmentation;
(4) Secondary Effects (including spalling and fire);
This ATP does not cover some weapons effects, including:
a. Flame and Thermal Pulse;
b. Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN);
c. Electromagnetic and Radiation Effects;
d. Air-delivered munitions;
e. Environmental threats (eg, flooding).
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