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The primary purpose of greaves is to protect the tibia from attack. The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. [1]
Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP) is modular composite armour concept, developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering, since 2019 part of Rheinmetall Protection Systems. According to IBD AMAP is a 4th generation composite armour, making use of nano-ceramics and modern steel alloy technologies. [1] AMAP is the successor of ...
Arena (Russian: Арена) is an active protection system (APS) developed at Russia's Kolomna-based Engineering Design Bureau for the purpose of protecting armoured fighting vehicles from destruction by light anti-tank weapons, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), and flyover top attack missiles. [1] It uses a Doppler radar to detect incoming ...
NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the "Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles". [ 1 ] The standard covers strikes from kinetic energy , artillery and IED blasts .
An illustration of why sloped armour offers no weight benefit when protecting a certain frontal area. Comparing a vertical slab of armour (left) and a section of 45° sloped armour (right), the horizontal distance through the armour (black arrows) is the same, but the normal thickness of the sloped armour (green arrow) is less.
This type of armour could provide protection against slashing and glancing blows. For limb protection, bronze vambraces and greaves , sometimes shaped like multiple rings were coiled around the wearer's forearms and legs although they were cast as single pieces.
D3O has various applications, such as in electronics (low-profile impact protection for phones, laptops, and other electronic devices), [20] sports (protective equipment), [21] motorcycle riding gear, [22] defence (helmet liners and body protection; footwear) [23] and industrial workwear (personal protective equipment such as gloves, knee pads and metatarsal guards for boots).
The ammunition may also be called semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary (SAPHEI). [1] Typical of a modern HEIAP shell is the Raufoss Mk 211 [2] designed for weapons such as heavy machine guns and anti-materiel rifles. The primary purpose of these munitions is armor penetration with better beyond-armor effects. [3]