Ballistic limit (V50) database
Description
A database of publicly available experimentally determined V50 ballistic limits (i.e., the impact velocity at which the target has a 50% probability of being perforated) for a range of projectile types, target materials, and impact conditions. Specifically, the database contains 1084 records from public sources, spanning 11 projectile types including armour piercing (AP), ball, and fragment simulators with calibres between 7.62 mm and 30 mm impacting aluminium, titanium, and steel targets of thicknesses ranging from 2.6 mm to 99 mm at impact obliquities between 0 and 45 degrees. Cite this database as: S Ryan, NM Sushma, A Kumar AV, J Berk, T Hashem, S Rana, S Venkatesh, "Machine Learning for Predicting the Outcome of Terminal Ballistics Events", Defence Technology (in-press), 2023