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Advanced Modular Armor Protection
Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP) is modular composite armour concept, developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering.
Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP) is modular composite armour concept, developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering.
AMAP-ADS
AMAP-ADS (active defence system) is a hard-kill active protection system (APS), developed by the German company ADS Gesellschaft für aktive Schutzsysteme, a daughter company of...
AMAP-ADS (active defence system) is a hard-kill active protection system (APS), developed by the German company ADS Gesellschaft für aktive Schutzsysteme, a daughter company of...
Armor-piercing shot and shell
An armor-piercing (AP) shell is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor.
An armor-piercing (AP) shell is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor.
Chobham armour
Chobham armour is the name informally given to a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the British tank research centre on Chobham Common, Surrey, England.
Chobham armour is the name informally given to a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the British tank research centre on Chobham Common, Surrey, England.
Composite armour
Composite armour is a type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air.
Composite armour is a type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air.
Depleted uranium
Depleted uranium is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium.
Depleted uranium is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium.
Frag kit 6
Frag Kit 6 is a vehicular armor upgrade kit developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to defeat explosively formed projectiles (EFP), a type of improvised explosive device (IED).
Frag Kit 6 is a vehicular armor upgrade kit developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to defeat explosively formed projectiles (EFP), a type of improvised explosive device (IED).
Glacis
A glacis in military engineering is an artificial slope of earth used in late European fortresses so constructed as to keep any potential assailant under the fire of the defenders until the last...
A glacis in military engineering is an artificial slope of earth used in late European fortresses so constructed as to keep any potential assailant under the fire of the defenders until the last...
Gun mantlet
A gun mantlet is an armour plate or shield attached to an armoured fighting vehicle's main gun and/or machine gun, protecting the opening through which the weapon's barrel projects from the hul...
A gun mantlet is an armour plate or shield attached to an armoured fighting vehicle's main gun and/or machine gun, protecting the opening through which the weapon's barrel projects from the hul...
Gun shield
A gun shield is a flat piece or section of armor designed to be mounted on a crew-served weapon such as a machine gun or artillery piece, or, more rarely, to be used with an assault rifle or, in...
A gun shield is a flat piece or section of armor designed to be mounted on a crew-served weapon such as a machine gun or artillery piece, or, more rarely, to be used with an assault rifle or, in...
Improvised vehicle armour
Improvised vehicle armour is vehicle armour added in the field that was not originally part of the design or centrally planned.
Improvised vehicle armour is vehicle armour added in the field that was not originally part of the design or centrally planned.
Interface defeat
Interface defeat is when a ceramic armour system, typically on an armoured fighting vehicle, defeats a kinetic energy penetrator at the ceramic's front surface.
Interface defeat is when a ceramic armour system, typically on an armoured fighting vehicle, defeats a kinetic energy penetrator at the ceramic's front surface.
Kanchan armour
Kanchan Armour is the name informally given to a modular composite armour indigenously developed by India.
Kanchan Armour is the name informally given to a modular composite armour indigenously developed by India.
Kontakt-5
Kontakt-5 is a type of third-generation explosive reactive armour originating in the Soviet Union.
Kontakt-5 is a type of third-generation explosive reactive armour originating in the Soviet Union.
MEXAS
The Modular Expandable Armor System is a ceramic composite armour developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering.
The Modular Expandable Armor System is a ceramic composite armour developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering.
Reactive armour
Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected.
Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected.
Rolled homogeneous armour
Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) is a type of steel which is used to armour vehicles.
Rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) is a type of steel which is used to armour vehicles.
Shot traps
Shot traps are locations on the exterior of an armored vehicle where impacting shells are deflected to a weaker or vulnerable point in the armor, or simply guided to hit the vehicle, instead of ...
Shot traps are locations on the exterior of an armored vehicle where impacting shells are deflected to a weaker or vulnerable point in the armor, or simply guided to hit the vehicle, instead of ...
Slat armor
Slat armor, also known as bar armor, cage armor and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade attacks.
Slat armor, also known as bar armor, cage armor and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade attacks.
Spall
Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitati...
Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitati...
Transparent Armor Gun Shield
Built by BAE Systems, the Transparent Armor Gun shield, or TAGS, is a visually transparent, protective gun shield for operators of vehicle-mounted machine guns.
Built by BAE Systems, the Transparent Armor Gun shield, or TAGS, is a visually transparent, protective gun shield for operators of vehicle-mounted machine guns.
V-hull
The V-hull is a type of vehicle armor design used on wheeled armored personnel carriers (APC), infantry mobility vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles (IFV).
The V-hull is a type of vehicle armor design used on wheeled armored personnel carriers (APC), infantry mobility vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles (IFV).
Vehicle armour
Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, missiles, or shells, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire.
Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, missiles, or shells, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire.
Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik
Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik is a Namibian defense contractor located in Windhoek, Namibia and operated by the Namibian Defence Force.
Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik is a Namibian defense contractor located in Windhoek, Namibia and operated by the Namibian Defence Force.