THE INFLUENCE OF THE IMPACTING ELEMENT MATERIAL HARDNESS OF A NON-LETHAL KINETIC WEAPON ON THE DEPTH OF PENETRATION IN THE MUSCLE TISSUES OF THE BODY

The impact of the hardness of the striking element of a non-lethal kinetic weapon on the depth of its penetration into the muscle tissues of the body was studied. The empirical dependence of the depth of penetration into the target of the striking element on its hardness and speed of encounter with the target for non-lethal kinetic weapons was obtained. The specified dependence makes it possible to predict the depth of  penetration into the target of the striking element and to assess the safety of non-lethal kinetic weapons for the object of its application.