Vehicle protection system
A structure or vehicle protection system including a removable frame on the structure or vehicle, and a net within the frame and spaced from the structure or vehicle and having a mesh size designed to disarm an incoming threat.
1. A structure or vehicle protection system comprising:
a frame on a structure or vehicle on one or more of its sides, front, rear, or roof, the frame defining a periphery; and
a lightweight net within the periphery of the frame and spaced 8-48 inches from the structure or vehicle and having a mesh size configured to dud an RPG-7, RPG-7M, and/or RPG-18, the net made of synthetic line 0.5-3 mm in diameter forming meshes 30-60 mm in size.
2. The system of claim 1 in which the net has a knotless weave.
3. The system of claim 1 in which the net is made of PBO material.
4. The system of claim 1 in which there are two or more nets on the frame.
5. The system of claim 1 in which the net includes at least a first layer of smaller diameter line material and a layer of larger diameter line material.
6. The system of claim 5 in which there are between 2-4 layers of smaller diameter line material over a single layer of larger diameter line material.
7. A protection system for a an RPG having a nose diameter less than its body diameter, the system comprising:
a mobile vehicle;
a frame attached to the vehicle; and
a net made of line within the frame spaced from the vehicle and having a mesh size between a nose diameter and a body diameter of an RPG-7, RPG-7M, and/or RPG-18 and configured to disarm the RPG by crushing its nose.
8. The system of claim 7 in which the net includes at least a first layer of smaller diameter line material and a layer of larger diameter line material.
9. The system of claim 7 in which there are between 2-4 layers of smaller diameter line material over a single layer of larger diameter line material.