armour-penetrating
1Armour-piercing discarding sabot — A Phalanx Mk149 APDS discarding its sabot and petals Armour piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of kinetic energy projectile fired from a gun to attack armoured targets. APDS rounds are sabot rounds and were commonly used in large calibre… …
2armour */ — UK [ˈɑː(r)mə(r)] / US [ˈɑrmər] noun [uncountable] 1) metal clothing that soldiers wore in the middle ages to protect their bodies a knight in armour a suit of armour See: chink I, knight I 2) a) layers of hard metal that cover a military vehicle… …
3Spaced armour — Armour with two or more plates spaced a distance apart, called spaced armour, when sloped reduces the penetrating power of bullets and solid shot as after penetrating each plate they tend to tumble, deflect, deform, or disintegrate, when not… …
4Vehicle 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… …
5Reactive armour — M60A1 Patton tank with Israeli Blazer ERA. A …
6Chobham armour — A pre series American M1 Abrams, the first main battle tank type to be protected by Chobham armour …
7Mail (armour) — Chainmail redirects here. For other uses, see Chainmail (disambiguation). Maille redirects here. For one of several French villages, see Maillé (disambiguation). Maille redirects here. For the French mustard company, see Maille (company). Riveted …
8reactive armour — noun Protective panels on a military armoured vehicle, which explode to disrupt the penetrating jet of a shaped charge weapon. Syn: explosive reactive armour, explosive reactive armor, ERA …
9Enriched uranium — Proportions of uranium 238 (blue) and uranium 235 (red) found naturally versus enriched grades Enriched uranium is a kind of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium 235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation.… …
10HEIAP — High Explosive Incendiary Armour Penetrating (Governmental » Military) …
