Protecting armour against missiles and gas-pressure waves - has slats in Venetian-blind pattern followed by single plate inclined to vertical

摘要

A first layer (1) comprises individual slats (2,3,4) mounted in a Venetian-blind pattern in relation to a vertical plane (6). One or more further layers are formed by one-piece plates (5) inclined to the vertical. The slats can be at between 25 and 35 deg. to the horizontal, while the plate is clear of them and at between 10 and 25 deg. to the vertical. There can be several plates overlapping in a vertical plane and joined together by intermediate components. ADVANTAGE - High energy absorption and deflects missiles to prevent piercing.