[domenad]

I have not yet heard an explanation of why the disks are copper. WHy not steel or tungsten or the like?

[SolidWood]

Easier to melt.

[logic]

I was told the copper is on top and due to the heat & pressure etc. it turns to a plasma like state that melts right through the reinforced armor to penetrate. An improvement since we are now deploying the troop carriers that have the “V” shaped bottoms to deflect the blast.... Have no idea if it’s true...

[Candor7]

The disks are copper because they are positioned on the explosive at the focal point of a shaped charge. The copper is shaped by the explosion because it is maleable, into a projectile of molten metal which is going at a velocity sufficient to penetrat armored vehicles. Harder metals will not deform to the right shape for penetration purposes. It takes technical knowledge which is being transmitted by the Iranians to insurgeants.

The assembly of these devices requires a shop, a stationary location with jigs and such to shape the explosives and afix the copper disks in exactly the right position. If they are off even a fraction of an inch, they do not work properly. Thats the up side, because of the technical aspect, there must be a stationary location, and thats how we apprehend them.

It makes more sense though to track the supply down and bomb the shite out of the source, which is inside Iran.