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The Modular Expandable Armor System (MEXAS) is a composite armour system developed by the German company IBD Deisenroth Engineering. MEXAS was introduced in 1994 and has been applied on over 20,000 combat vehicles worldwide. [1] The successor of MEXAS is the Advanced Modular Armor Protection (AMAP).
Soft Armor Fragmentation 9×19mm FMJ: US Army soft armor inserts adhere to standards specified under FQ/PD 07–05. [18] They are required to stop the following ballistic and fragmentation threats: 2-grain (0.13 g) RCC (Right Circular Cylinder) at a velocity (V 50) of 2,710-foot-per-second (830 m/s) when dry and 2,575-foot-per-second (785 m/s ...
In Soviet service, the monitor received a few modifications. The deck armor was increased to 70 mm (2.8 in) above the machinery, while the light armament was replaced with four 37 mm (1.5 in)/63 70-K guns mounted on the upper deck and four 20 mm (0.79 in)/Oerlikon Mk4 cannons evenly divided between the upper and main decks. [2]
Coat covered with gold-decorated scales of the pangolin. India, Rajasthan, early 19th century Dacian scale armour on Trajan's column. Scale armour is an early form of armour consisting of many individual small armour scales (plates) of various shapes attached to each other and to a backing of cloth or leather in overlapping rows. [1]
Lamellar armour was used over a wide range of time periods in Central Asia, Eastern Asia (especially in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Tibet), Western Asia, and Eastern Europe. The earliest evidence for lamellar armour comes from sculpted artwork of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC ) in the Near East .
After initially using IBA as their main body armor system, the U.S. Marine Corps developed a completely new armor system, the Modular Tactical Vest, which was their primary body armor system in Iraq. On September 25, 2006, the Marine Corps announced that Protective Products International won a contract for 60,000 new Modular Tactical Vests (MTV ...
The MAR-CIRAS is the armor carrier of choice for USSOCOM (BALCS-R), such as Army Rangers who use the Ranger Green CIRAS. Many SEAL operators use the Khaki Maritime MAR-CIRAS. The United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance operators use the CIRAS (Both Land or Maritime versions) during different missions.
The system is able to gather and display thermal images while the vehicle is moving. The result is to "cloak" the vehicle from detection by heat-detecting night vision devices (thermographic camera systems). [3] [4] For crypsis, the panels can display an infrared image of the vehicle's background; this can be updated as the vehicle moves.