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Explosive reactive armour

Initially designed to strengthen tanks, a reactive armour, that explodes when hit by either kinetic energy or high explosive antitank (HEAT) projectiles, disrupting the round, and degrading its penetration. Explosive reactive armour is most effective against HEAT rounds.

The new Russian Kontakt-5 ERA is not completely destroyed when hit - it still functions as armour after exploding.

Anti-tank weapons work by piercing the armour and exploding inside, thus killing the crew.

Explosive reactive armour counteracts the force of the explosion by creating another explosion on itself. Against shaped charged missiles, this type of armour really comes into it's own.

The design was patented by Manfred Held in the 1970's.
ERA will save the lives of the crew and allow the tank to fight another day.
by Gumba Gumba April 13, 2004
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American Over-Reaction

When Americans over-react.
See: Bay of Pigs. This would be a excellent example of an American Over-Reaction: here are 4 more: driving and realizing that the left lane isn't the lane to be in, parent's reaction when you come home too late, neighbor's reaction to loud parties, cops reaction to someone smoking weed
by monkey-snake December 16, 2008
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One Fingered Reach-Around

After going to a local run down club in which you are so drunk you can't even stand up and bring a lady friend back to the house. Instead of having sex as most would, you decide that it would be a better idea to take a cleansing shower together. While in the shower, the young italian male decides to give the college girl a reach-around. This isn't your normal reach around however........

He simply inserts one finger into the bung hole and goes to town. The girl goes nuts and realizes how much of an anal fetish she has. The male will be proud of what has taken place later, once he sobers up from his cranberry/vodkas. He will then brag to his friends at every possible opportunity.
Tom: Has anyone ever eaten a girls asshole out?

Paul: Nope, but I have stuck one finger in with the One Fingered Reach-Around.

Tom: Awesome! U gotta teach me your technique
by Grinnell April 1, 2008
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React

There were suppost to be a reaction here but it got copyright claimed by the TheFineBros
by Warrmix October 9, 2016
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Cray Reach

Someone who is really really just terrible at beerpong.
"oh my god, im so drunk because my partner is such a Cray Reach!"
by Emmybee24 March 9, 2009
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gut reaction

A primitive response to external stimuli, occurring before reason has a chance to modulate one's behavior.
"Screw you, sinners!"

- Baby Jesus' gut reaction when Mother Mary explained about God's crucifixion plan.
by GreatBigBore March 5, 2010
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arabian reach around

one must have an osama bin ladin type beard used from behind partner to let him jerk off with facial hair
when we found saddam hussein in the hole, he was in the middle of getting an arabian reach around from one of his sons.
by gow plow June 5, 2010
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