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Reactive armour — M60A1 Patton tank with Israeli Blazer ERA. A … Wikipedia
Explosive Reactive Armour — Reaktivpanzerung an einem polnischen PT 91 Twardy Reaktivpanzerungen stellen eine besondere Methode dar, Panzerfahrzeuge gegen Beschuss zu schützen. Die ersten Experimente mit Reaktivpanzerung, damals „Gegenexplosion“ (russ. kontrvzryv) wurden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Armour — (or armor) is protective covering, most commonly manufactured from metals, to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat. While early armour tended … Wikipedia
Vehicle armour — For body armour see armour, for armoured forces see armoured warfare, for other uses see armour (disambiguation).Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, missiles, or shells, protecting the personnel… … Wikipedia
Composite armour — Plasan Sand Cat light (5t) military vehicle featuring integrated composite armoured body … Wikipedia
Chobham armour — A pre series American M1 Abrams, the first main battle tank type to be protected by Chobham armour … Wikipedia
Rolled homogeneous armour — Rolled homogeneous armour, or RHA, is a basic type of steel plate, used as a baseline to compare the effectiveness of military vehicle armour.Through the end of World War II, the type of armour for almost all tanks and other armoured vehicles was … Wikipedia
passive armour — noun Shielding that is chemically inert (unlike reactive armour) and does not require electricity or active sensors to operate. It is usually made of metal, ceramic, or in some cases, composite materials … Wiktionary
T-72 operators and variants — The T 72 is a Soviet designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It replaced the T 54/55 series as the workhorse of Soviet tank forces (while the T 64 and T 80 served as the Soviet high technology tanks). In front line Russian… … Wikipedia
Tank — For other uses, see Tank (disambiguation). Tank A former British Arm … Wikipedia
