Don't need explosives with that kind of weight at velocity. The kinetic energy alone will make quite the crater. Most likely they are guided depleted uranium reinforced concrete.
“Don’t need explosives with that kind of weight at velocity. The kinetic energy alone will make quite the crater. Most likely they are guided depleted uranium reinforced concrete.”
Nope. Do a Google search on “MOP penetrator testing”.
The MOP is made from a used howitzer barrel, and is roughly 25,000 lb. of casing along with 5,000 lb. of explosive. Apparently it needed to be that big to couple with the tunnel structure for max damage when the explosive goes off.
The kinetic energy is to penetrate, the explosive is to destroy whatever got penetrated. ;-)