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  2. List of body armor performance standards - Wikipedia

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    This armor protects against stab threats with a strike energy of 24±0.50 J (17.7±0.36 ft·lbf). The overtest condition for this level is 36±0.60 J (26.6±0.44 ft·lbf). Level 2 armor is medium-level protection suitable for extended wear and may be either overt or covert.

  3. Chobham armour - Wikipedia

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    US Marine Corps M1A1 on a live fire exercise in Iraq, 2003. It is a modern Main Battle Tank that extensively uses Chobham armour. In the United Kingdom application of Chobham armour was delayed by the failure of several advanced tank projects: first that of a joint German-British main battle tank; then the purely British MBT-80 programme.

  4. Armour-piercing discarding sabot - Wikipedia

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    Armour piercing discarding sabot munitions were developed to increase penetrating performance of anti-tank projectiles by generating higher impact velocity.A larger projectile would require a completely new weapon system, but increasing velocity faced the limitation that steel armour-piercing (AP) projectiles shattered at velocities above about 850 m/s when uncapped.

  5. M829 - Wikipedia

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    The M829 is an American armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot kinetic energy penetrator tank round.Modeling was done at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, [1] which was incorporated into the Army Research Laboratory in 1992.

  6. Churchill tank - Wikipedia

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    The result was the destruction of two 88 mm, two 75 mm and two 50 mm, four lesser anti-tank guns, 25 wheeled vehicles, two 3-inch mortars, two Panzer III tanks and infliction of nearly 200 casualties. [42] A Churchill tank in a hull down defensive position made a particular

  7. Tanque Argentino Mediano - Wikipedia

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    This offers protection against anti-armor shells from up to 35 mm (1.38-inch) guns. [1] The turret front is protected by 50 mm (1.97 in) of steel armor at an angle of 32 degrees. [ 18 ] Although the tank's weight and armor protection are light compared to other main battle tanks, it has the advantage of better tactical mobility over the nation ...

  8. M26 Pershing - Wikipedia

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    The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, [nb 1] formerly used by the United States Army.It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War.

  9. Anti-tank rifle - Wikipedia

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    An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles. The term is usually used for weapons that can be carried and used by one person, but is sometimes used for larger weapons. [ 1 ]