Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect...
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missile, the IDF introduced in 2005 a slat armor, installed in large numbers on the IDF D9R dozers in 2006. The slat armor proved to be effective and life-saving;...
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Anti-tank guided missile (section Newer armor)
or fusing to prevent proper detonation (such as in slat armor) or using some form of reactive armor to 'attack' the missile upon impact, disrupting the...
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relatively light armor, but it can be augmented with add-on steel plates for improved ballistic protection. Reactive armor and slat armor can be added for...
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Stryker (category Post–Cold War armored fighting vehicles of the United States)
upgrades to the vehicle's armor. To counter the threat of rocket-propelled grenades, General Dynamics developed slat armor, which added 5,000 lb (2,270 kg)...
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Cheonma-2 (section General layout and armor)
of the turret's armor is angled similarly to the M1 Abrams. The hull of the tank features armor plates on the sides, with slat armor on the rear sides...
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supplied with an improvised steel roof and siding, as well as anti-drone slat armor which covers the entirety of the original vehicle. Turtle Tanks were spotted...
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Syrian tank. It is a domestic upgrade to the T-72M1 that features slat armor, spaced armor, and chains to provide 360 degree protection from RPGs. In the...
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and optics. Vehicles withstood enemy machine gun fire and RPGs, and the slat-armor and Kevlar layer also protected the crews from shrapnel. On October 4...
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an armored cabin ("the cockpit"), with bulletproof windows to protect against bombs, machinegun, and sniper fire. The IDF also developed a slat armor add-on...
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There is improved armor on the ammunition carousel. Each side of the hull is fitted with additional armor plates at the front and slat armor at the rear. The...
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managed to strike the target. Russian tanks have been fitted with rooftop slat armor at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which could provide...
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overlaid by a cover, a concept which is also used by MEXAS. Lightweight slat armor is also part of the AMAP family. In excess new nano-ceramic armour overlaying...
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be able to carry either one M1A2 Abrams tank, two Stryker armored vehicles with slat armor, or four Joint Light Tactical Vehicles with trailers. In September...
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unprecedented level of armor protection," including improved passive steel and ceramic composite plate armor and a slat armor cage at the rear. Its new...
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tank is hit from behind, and added protection is given by additional slat armor in form of wire mesh with chains, main purpose being to prevent any rocket...
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M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle (category Armored personnel carriers of the United States)
guided missile vehicle is a U.S. anti-tank missile carrier that is an armored fighting vehicle from the Stryker family of vehicles. As the primary tank...
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with a 7.62 mm KSP 58 machine gun, and upgraded frontal armour. A unique slat armor grid could be mounted at the front to help defeat high-explosive anti-tank...
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to other add-on systems like slat armor cages, but with additional benefits of being cheaper and 50-60% lighter than slat, allowing it to be integrated...
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Vehicle armour (redirect from Vehicle armor)
ISSN 0004-2528 "Slat Armour for Stryker". Defense-Update. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-01-29. "BAE's LROD Cage Armor". Defense...
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appeared of Challenger 2s in Ukrainian service featuring top-mounted slat armor, similar to those found on Russian vehicles used in the conflict, primarily...
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ammunition and to provide increased armor protection. Turret basket has additional slat armor, which adds additional armor to the exterior of the tank. M84D...
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M1 Abrams (redirect from RV90 Armored Recovery Vehicle)
tank's armor or gain sufficient elevation to hit the top armor. Armor upgrades include reactive armor on the sides of the tank and slat armor on the rear...
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armor (ERA) blocks, in addition to the composite armor panels underneath, covering the whole tank turret and hull. ERA mounted armor-skirt and slat armor...
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Furthermore, the warrior wore linens and a leather jacket beneath wooden slat armor, which would be sometimes vividly painted with Tlingit aesthetic motifs...
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material in constructing older armored fighting vehicles. Spaced armor and slat armor are also designed to defend against HEAT rounds, protecting vehicles...
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(Sherman and Tiger I [January 1944]). Other armor is improvised such as slat armor to stop shaped charges or chicken wire to stop grenades. However, due...
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and D9T. Most of the IDF's D9 fleet today are composed of the D9R with slat armor.[citation needed] IDF D9 bulldozers were used during the Second Intifada...
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