
eloise wrote:This is the principles of BROACH warhead according to BAEThe AGM-154C uses an Imaging Infrared (IIR) terminal seeker with autonomous guidance. The AGM-154C carries the
BROACH warhead. This two stage warhead is made up from a WDU-44 shaped augmenting warhead and a WDU-45
follow through bomb. The weapon is designed to attack hardened targets. It entered service with the US Navy in
February 2005. The BROACH warhead is a multi-stage warhead. The two stage warhead is made up from an initial
shaped charge, which cuts a passage through armour, concrete, earth, etc., allowing a larger following warhead to
penetrate inside the target
1-How come the precursor charge doesn't destroy the follow through bomb?
2- HEAT warhead leave very small hole compared to their diameter, so how is it possible to have a hole big enough for the follow through bomb to get in?
Because the precursor charge is highly directive and pretty much all the energy goes away from the follow through bomb. Anti-tank missiles have used this kind of technology for decades in tandem warheads with two or even threee shaped charge warheads one after the other.
Shaped charge warheads can be designed to leave larged hole with designing shallower shaping. Naturally penetration will suffer then, but that's just balancing the design. Really shallow shaping is called Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) whic does not produce jet but rather a really hot and large slug. This can create a large hole in target material.
This picture from Innovative Defense shows the difference in shaped charge design goals:

http://innovativedefense.net/super-caliber-charges.php