Non-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), also known as non-energetic reactive armor (NERA), is a type of vehicle armor used by modern main battle tanks and...
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is explosive reactive armour (ERA), but variants include self-limiting explosive reactive armour (SLERA), non-energetic reactive armour (NERA), non-explosive...
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Chobham armour (redirect from Dorchester Armor)
reactive armor & ceramic composites, while Dorchester is usually in reference to additional armour packages, primarily composed of explosive reactive armour...
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High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor. The warhead functions...
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K2 Black Panther (category Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments)
the addition of ultra-high hardness and high-hardness armor package and non-explosive reactive armor (NERA) planned for the K2 Product Improvement Program...
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Tandem-charge (category Explosive weapons)
useful against explosive reactive armour, less so against the non-explosive reactive armor, since their inner liner is not explosive itself and thus...
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digging implements. Reactive armor in tanks uses plastic explosives sandwiched between two plates of steel. Incoming high explosive shaped charge anti-tank...
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military advocacy group located in Falls Church, Virginia, USA Non-explosive reactive armor (NERA), types of tank armour Hesperocharis nera, a butterfly...
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M1 Abrams (redirect from RV90 Armored Recovery Vehicle)
blocks set in resin between layers of conventional armor. The ceramic acts as a non-explosive reactive armor (NERA), disrupting shaped charges. The NERA plates...
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Armour-piercing ammunition (redirect from Armor-piercing high explosive)
high-explosive (APHE) shells are armour-piercing shells containing an explosive filling, which were initially termed "shell", distinguishing them from non-explosive...
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RPG-7 (section Non-state users)
rolled homogeneous armour (RHA) equivalence of explosive reactive armor (ERA) and the conventional armor underneath, or penetrate up to 900mm RHA without...
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Composite armour (redirect from Composite armor)
which was based on Chieftain tank components. Chobham uses multiple non-explosive reactive armour plates (NERA), which sandwich a layer of elastomer (like...
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Enigma − T-55, Type 59, and Type 69-II fitted with appliqué non-explosive reactive armor (NERA) composed of layers of steel and rubber encasing the entire...
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An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released...
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Anti-tank guided missile (section Newer armor)
designed specifically for penetrating tank armor. Tandem-charge missiles attempt to defeat explosive reactive armour (ERA): the small initial charge sets...
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been described by some sources as effectively being a form of non-explosive reactive armor (NERA). The tank's Chobham armour would have given excellent...
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Vehicle armour (redirect from Vehicle armor)
Israeli main battle tanks largely consists of non-explosive reactive armour (NERA) elements - a type of reactive armour. These elements are often a laminate...
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Shaped charge (category Explosives engineering)
one of the cage armor slats, the warhead will function as normal. In non-military applications shaped charges are used in explosive demolition of buildings...
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The changes included the installation of Ukrainian Nizh (Knife) explosive reactive armor. An anti-drone hood, nets under the turret, and a storage rack...
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mandskabsvogn - Piranha 5". forsvaret.dk. 24 August 2020. "Mowagďď Piranha IIIH Armored Personnel Carrier". MilitaryToday.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023. Lomholt...
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Rocket-propelled grenade (category Explosive weapons)
uses a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank warhead to penetrate explosive reactive armor (ERA) as well as composite armor behind it. In August 2006...
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advanced composite armor panels covering the tank turret, hull, and two sides, with additional lightweight explosive reactive armor blocks protecting the...
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Stryker (category Post–Cold War armored fighting vehicles of the United States)
ceramic armor. In addition to the integral ceramic armor, optional packages have been developed. These include slat armor and Stryker reactive armor tiles...
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Anti-tank warfare (redirect from Anti-armor)
thermobaric warheads to one HEAT or tandem-charge HEAT warheads against explosive reactive armor equipped tanks. The RPG-7 has a long combat history, and has been...
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high-explosive tracer HE/PR – high-explosive practice HEAA – High-Explosive Anti-Armour HEAB – High-Explosive Air Burst HEAP – High-Explosive Armor-Piercing...
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lethality of direct-hit or fragmentation warheads. Reactive materials are similar to insensitive high explosives, but are usually thermite-like pyrotechnic compositions...
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Kontakt-1 (Russian: Контакт-1; GRAU indice: 4S20) is an explosive reactive armour (ERA) created in 1982 by Soviet NII Stali to protect tanks from shaped...
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Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour. Lacks satellite navigation. T-72B3 model 2016 or T-72B3M Upgrade for T-72B3, with Relikt explosive reactive armour on...
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