Depending on the explosive that should not help. Shaped charges are most effective if they explode a little distance away. It might help if it is a shrapnel based explosive.
Still you wouldn’t probably need a shaped charge to penetrate the armor on a BMP-2 which may explain this approach.
Edit: looking at it more, there is some kind of external armor assembly on the sides, but it doesn’t look like ERA tiles.
Pretty much. Also they were slapping egg cartons on the side and pretending it was ERA from the start of this 3 day operation, if they actually had any tiles they’re in a Ukrainian farmers shed by now
Depending on the explosive that should not help. Shaped charges are most effective if they explode a little distance away. It might help if it is a shrapnel based explosive.
Still you wouldn’t probably need a shaped charge to penetrate the armor on a BMP-2 which may explain this approach.
Edit: looking at it more, there is some kind of external armor assembly on the sides, but it doesn’t look like ERA tiles.
I mean, isn’t that the thing about cope cages. They only “feel” protected
Pretty much. Also they were slapping egg cartons on the side and pretending it was ERA from the start of this 3 day operation, if they actually had any tiles they’re in a Ukrainian farmers shed by now