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2. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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   Developed in antiquity but became common in the 14th century with the reintroduction of plate armour, later sometimes two pieces overlapping for top and bottom. Whether of one piece or two, breastplate is sometimes used to literally describe the section that covers the breast. Plackart: Extra layer of plate armour initially covering the belly.

3. British Official Armour Specification - Wikipedia

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   Standards applicable to British tanks of World War II are as follows: I.T.60: Face-hardened 7 to 12 mm steel plate. I.T.70: Thin homogeneous hard 3 to 30 mm plate. I.T.80: Thick homogeneous-machineable 15 mm and greater plate. I.T.90: Cast armour of all thicknesses. I.T.100: Thin homogeneous-machineable 3 to 14 mm plate.

4. Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic capped shell - Wikipedia

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   The configuration consists of an armour-piercing shell fitted with a stubby armour-piercing cap (AP cap) for improved penetration properties against surface hardened armour, especially at high impact angles, [1] and an aerodynamic ballistic cap on top of the AP cap to correct for the poorer aerodynamics, especially higher drag, otherwise ...

5. Chobham armour - Wikipedia

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   An American XM1 Abrams of the pre-series, the first main battle tank type to be protected by Chobham armour The British Army's Challenger 1 was the second main battle tank to use Chobham armour Chobham armour is the informal name of a composite armour developed in the 1960s at the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment , a British tank ...

6. T-34 - Wikipedia

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   However, following the introduction of heavier and more capable armour into the war by US and UN forces, such as the American M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing and M46 Patton tanks, as well as the British Comet and Centurion tanks, the KPA began to suffer more T-34 tank losses in combat from enemy armour, aside from further losses due to numerous US/UN ...

7. 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 ...