Abstract is: Military vehicles are commonly armoured (or armored; see spelling differences) to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets, shells, rockets, and missiles, protecting the personnel inside from enemy fire. Such vehicles include armoured fighting vehicles like tanks, aircraft, and ships. Civilian vehicles may also be armoured. These vehicles include cars used by officials (e.g., presidential limousines), reporters and others in conflict zones or where violent crime is common. Civilian armoured cars are also routinely used by security firms to carry money or valuables to reduce the risk of highway robbery or the hijacking of the cargo. Armour may also be used in vehicles to protect from threats other than a deliberate attack. Some spacecraft are equipped with specialised armour to protect them against impacts from micrometeoroids or fragments of space debris. Modern aircraft powered by jet engines usually have them fitted with a sort of armour in the form of an aramid composite kevlar bandage around the fan casing or debris containment walls built into the casing of their gas turbine engines to prevent injuries or airframe damage should the fan, compressor, or turbine blades break free. 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. In order to decrease this problem, some new materials (nanomaterials) and material compositions are being researched which include buckypaper, and aluminium foam armour plates.
protective device | Q3030569 |
armor | Q11886611 |
P646 | Freebase ID | /m/04k32c |
P3827 | JSTOR topic ID | armored-vehicles |
P8408 | KBpedia ID | VehicleArmour |
P3417 | Quora topic ID | Armored-Vehicles |
P1343 | described by source | The New Student's Reference Work | Q16082057 |
P1889 | different from | armour | Q485027 |
P1269 | facet of | tank design | Q4231584 |
P361 | part of | armored vehicle | Q63173593 |
P910 | topic's main category | Category:Armoured vehicles | Q6283513 |
Category:Vehicle armour | Q8229102 |
Q2668222 | Krupp armour |
Q2646702 | RPG netting |
Q97982904 | Toga |
Q7860823 | Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle |
Q3058798 | Whipple shield |
Q422887 | belt armor |
Q966330 | composite armor |
Q949044 | gun mantlet |
Q38556949 | hull bottom armor |
Q29476844 | hull front armor |
Q38556877 | hull rear armor |
Q29476854 | hull side armor |
Q6007925 | improvised vehicle armour |
Q49882374 | protective deck |
Q1052411 | reactive armor |
Q38555283 | superstructure front armor |
Q38555401 | superstructure rear armor |
Q38555311 | superstructure side armor |
Q38555464 | superstructure top armor |
Q29476859 | turret armor |
Q485027 | armour | different from | P1889 |
Q21661036 | Armored ambulance | has part(s) of the class | P2670 |
Q7553816 | soft-skinned vehicle | does not have part | P3113 |
Q7553816 | soft-skinned vehicle | does not have characteristic | P6477 |
Q124009519 | The New Student's Reference Work/Armor-Plate | main subject | P921 |
Arabic (ar / Q13955) | درع المركبة | wikipedia |
az | Avtomobil zirehi | wikipedia |
Vehicle armour | wikipedia | |
en-simple | Vehicle armour | wikipedia |
Persian (fa / Q9168) | وسایل نقلیه زرهپوش | wikipedia |
Blindage (mécanique) | wikipedia | |
שריון לכלי רכב | wikipedia | |
Perisai kendaraan | wikipedia | |
装甲 | wikipedia | |
장갑 (차량) | wikipedia | |
Perisai kenderaan | wikipedia | |
Veículo blindado | wikipedia | |
Araç zırhı | wikipedia | |
Броня (техніка) | wikipedia |
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