Vehicle armour

: For body armour see armour, for armoured forces see armoured.

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Armour - Armoured

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Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. The design and purpose of the vehicle determines the amount of armour plating carried, as the plating is often very heavy and excessive amounts of armour restrict mobility.

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Military vehicle - Shrapnel - Bullet - Shell - Design

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The most heavily armoured vehicles today are the main battle tanks, which are the spearhead of the ground forces, and are designed to withstand anti-tank missiles, kinetic energy penetrators, NBC threats and in some tanks even steep-trajectory shells. The Israeli Merkava tanks were designed in a way that each tank component function as additional back-up armour to protect the crew. Outer armor is modular and enables quick replacement of damaged armour.

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Main battle tank - Anti-tank - Kinetic energy penetrator - NBC - Israel - Merkava

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