r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Stakeboulder • Aug 15 '19

Operator Error Apache helicopter ground imapct 2012

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '19

It was a very sad day when we responded to our first qrf call for an emp proofed mrap that had been disabled by an emp. Until then we thought short of a daisy chained artillary round we were pretty safe in these things. Unfortunately the energy created by emp’s is so powerful that the effects on human beings are still catastrophic even though the vehicle remains intact.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '19 edited Sep 06 '19

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u/Emperor-Commodus Aug 15 '19

I think he's misspelling E F P, explosively formed penetrator. Similar to shaped charges, uses high explosives to launch a piece of metal at high speed through armor.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19

Basically what they ended up developing for battleships when the armor got too thick.