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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).
The Improved Modular Tactical Vest (IMTV) is the newest and most advanced vest in Marine inventories, with better protection and mobility than previous vests and a quick-release. The Improved Scalable Plate Carrier was developed for troops in Afghanistan because of concerns of excessive weight limiting mobility, especially in mountainous terrain.
A soldier from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, wearing Enhanced Combat Body Armour during Operation Telic. British forces first began using body armour on a widespread basis when combatting terrorist activities in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner, [1] with this initially consisting of M52 and M69 flak vests and then the Individual Northern Ireland Body Armour vest which could be ...
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
Cold War weapons of the United States (8 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Cold War military equipment of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Used initially with Renault FT tanks, later replaced and used by infantry. DS-39 Soviet Union: Machine gun: 200 units: Sampo L-41 Finland: Machine gun: 35 units: Only used for testing 1940–1942. MG 42 Germany: Machine gun: 6 units: Plans were made to build 4,000 units but machining complications and the end of the war put and end to this. MG ...
Pages in category "Tanks of the Cold War" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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