Does anyone know what zimmerit (sp?) was made from? Did it actually have anti-magnet properties?
Perry

Hey Perry

There was a thread on here quite a while back that mentioned who made zimmerit but I dont remember it mentioning what the stuff was made out of.
I`m pretty sure zimmerit has no anti magnetic qualities. It was just how thick it was applied that kept the mine far enough away from the steel of the tank, so that the magnet of the mine was not strong enough to hold it in place.
Barry

http://www.panzerworld.net/zimmerit

Brief and accurate explanation about the Zimmerit paste.

Regards

Thanks guys, that pretty much settles it. Back to the drawing board to find some anti-megnetic material
Perry

Perry, did you ever find a anti-magnetic material? I messed around with shielding before for a network project at work, Mumetal was the only thing we found that could affect it. Apparently its impossible to cancel it or stop it, you can only redirect it with current technology. I have a few ideas I am going to mess with and see what happens.

A pdf on zimmerit.

- Jeff

Many modern tanks use kenetic energy panels or bricks made from polymers or ceramics honeycombed or spaced which basically accomplished the same task while only secondary to anti-balistic defense.