What's a Cratering Charge?

A charge placed at an adequate depth to produce a crater.

What cratering means?

cratered; cratering; craters. Definition of crater (Entry 2 of 3) intransitive verb. 1 : to exhibit or form craters. 2 : to fail or fall suddenly and dramatically : collapse, crash the deal cratered cratering stock prices.

What is meant by shaped charge?

: an explosive charge the energy of which is focused in one direction so that it usually achieves an armor-penetrating effect.