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  2. Advanced Modular Armor Protection - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Ukraine got America's top tank without the latest and ... - AOL

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    Ukraine has added armor to its Abrams tanks to protect against Russian attacks. It isn't a top upgrade, but the simple shields offer added protection.

  4. MEXAS - Wikipedia

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    The best result was achieved by utilizing a 20 millimetres (0.79 in) thick MEXAS armour panel on top of a 7.3 millimetres (0.29 in) HHA plate fitted with a 10 millimetres (0.39 in) liner on the interior — a mass efficiency of 3.5; however the higher thickness decreased the thickness efficiency to 0.8 compared to the other tested armour layouts.

  5. Rolled homogeneous armour - Wikipedia

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    A tank with sufficient armour could resist the largest anti-tank guns then in use. RHA was commonly used during this period (combined with other plate alloys and cast steel armour), and the power of anti-tank guns was measured by the thickness of RHA they could penetrate. This standard test has remained in use despite the modern usage of many ...

  6. Vehicle armour - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Army's M1 Abrams MBT with TUSK (Tank Urban Survival Kit) upgrade uses composite, reactive and slat armour. Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire.

  7. Reactive armour - Wikipedia

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    The advanced Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour on this T-90S is arranged in pairs of plates, giving the turret its prominent triangular profile.. An element of explosive reactive armour (ERA) is made of either a sheet or slab of high explosive sandwiched between two metal plates, or multiple "banana shaped" rods filled with high explosive which are referred to as shaped charges.

  8. Slat armor - Wikipedia

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    An IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer equipped with slat armor surrounding its driver's cab. Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) attacks, as used by anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

  9. List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces - Wikipedia

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    Tank support combat vehicle At least 10 [124] Russia: As of 10 May 2024 at least 3 have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [55] Tank destroyers 9P148 Konkurs: Mobile anti-tank guided missile system 60 [115] Soviet Union: Based on the BRDM-2 chassis. [125] As of 10 May 2024 at least 3 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine ...