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The VPAM scale as of 2009 runs from 1 to 14, with 1-5 being soft armor, and 6-14 being hard armor. [1] Tested armor must withstand three hits, spaced 120 mm (4.7 inches) apart, of the designated test threat with no more than 25 mm (0.98 inches) of back-face deformation in order to pass.
Current use is based on military standard MIL-DTL-12560 [1] by several manufacturers. The typical Brinell Hardness range of MIL-A 12560 is 302-400 [2] The MIL-12560K standard actually specifies four classes of hardnesses. The softest class I rates as 260-310. The toughest Class 4 rates as 420-470. [3] (K is the revision number of the standard.)
World War I 105: 10.5 cm Luftminenwerfer M15 Austria-Hungary: World War I 105: 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 Nazi Germany: World War II: 106.7: Ordnance ML 4.2 inch Mortar United Kingdom: World War II, Korea 107: 4.2-inch mortars M2 and M30 United States: World War II, Korea, Vietnam 140: 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 Austria-Hungary: World War I 148: Coehorn ...
Armed with either 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm Aselsan SARP RCWS. Used in peacekeeping missions in Lebanon. Guardian (4x4) Armoured personnel carrier / Mine-resistant ambush protected United Arab Emirates: 12 [14] Armed with either 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun. Used in peacekeeping missions in Lebanon. AV-VBL (4x4) Armoured command vehicle Brazil: 10 [1]
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 ...
The World War era also saw the emergence of the armoured cruiser, which traded some armor in exchange for speed as compared to a battleship. [10] Since World War II, naval armour has been less important, due to the development of guided missiles. Missiles can be highly accurate and penetrate even the thickest of armor, and thus warships now ...
The M77 was developed from the M483A1 that was developed for so-called "cargo" artillery shells in the 155 mm and 8-inch (203 mm) calibers. A dual-purpose improved conventional munition ( DPICM ) is an artillery or surface-to-surface missile warhead designed to burst into submunitions at an optimum altitude and distance from the desired target ...
The PGK fuse can be screwed onto existing M549A1 and M795 projectiles, be fired from M109A6 Paladin and M777A2 Howitzer artillery systems, and hits within 50 m (160 ft) of the target at any range. [ 7 ] [ 8 ]