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	Composite floor armor for military tanks and the like - Patent 4404889
		The composite armor of claim 1 wherein said media layers includes at least one layer of ballistic-resistant fabric of a type having a woven roving weave impregnated with a reinforcing matrix of microspheres and a strengthening elastomer, said fabric being of the type known in the trade as KEVLAR nylon.
		The composite armor of claim 5 wherein the said interior steel plate is thinner than both the exterior steel plate and the thickness of any of the layers of balsa wood, steel honeycomb, and ballistic-resistant fabric.
		The armor assembly of claim 15, wherein said ballistic-resistant fabric is of a type having a woven roving weave impregnated with microspheres and a strengthening elastomer, said fabric being of a general type such as known in the trade as KEVLAR nylon.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4404889.html (4081 words)

	Composite armor panel - Patent 6112635
		A composite armor plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pellets are of a regular geometric form, having at least one convex curved surface segment.
		A composite armor plate as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of a majority of said ceramic pellets along an edge of the plate is in direct contact with four adjacent pellets, while internal pellets in said plurality of rows within said plate are in direct contact with six adjacent pellets.
		For heavy armored vehicles pellets having a diameter of 38 mm and a height of between 32 and 45 mm were found to be more than adequate to deal with 20, 25 and even 30 mm armor piercing projectiles when used in a multi-layered armor panel according to the present invention.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /6112635.html (4880 words)

	SoldierTech:Military Gear and Gadgets
		The future of armor: Pinnacle Armor Inc. SOV-1000 Level III "scalar" body armor shot with multiple 7.62x51mm M80 ball steel-jacketed rounds at 2850-2900 fps, at a distance of 15ft (muzzle to body armor).
		Video: Armor Test - See how Pinnacle's armor holds up against 7.62 x 51 mm (.308) ammunition.
		In the accompanying photos, notice the almost complete lack of any impact damage to the impacted ceramic composite armor discs, other than a small burn mark, as well as the relative thinness of the Pinnacle Armor ceramic composite armor discs, compared to traditional SAPI plates.
	www.military.com /soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_PArmor2,00.html (896 words)

	U.S. Army’s first all-composite, armor-ready truck cab - gizmag Article
		TPI’s lightweight, all-composite cab allows soldiers to carry more protective armor, ammunition, and equipment because it weighs hundreds of pounds less than cabs constructed with conventional materials.
		TPI collaborated on this project with Oshkosh Truck Corporation, maker of the HEMTT truck, and the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials.
		“The composite cab by TPI has provided a solution, that up until recently, was not available on a tactical wheeled vehicle platform,” said John Stoddart, executive vice-president, and president Oshkosh Truck defense.
	www.gizmag.com /go/7211 (585 words)

	Composite armour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Composite armour is a type of vehicle armour consisting of layers of different material such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air.
		Most composite armours are lighter than their all-metal equivalent, but instead occupy a larger volume for the same resistance to penetration.
		Chobham-type armor is currently in its third generation and is used on modern western tanks such as the British Challenger 2E and the American M1A2 SEP Abrams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Composite_armour (535 words)

	Reactive Armor, Explosive, Shaped Charge, Rockets, Missiles, RANK Enterprises
		This armor is useful for lightly armored vehicles and in situations where a minimal amount of explosives and protection against both shaped charges and normal kinetic armor piercing projectiles is important.
		This armor has an excellent multihit capability, due to the small explosive module sizes and is very efficient in defeating both shaped charges and kinetic projectiles.
		Armor suits for specific vehicles are designed so that the explosive holding modules can be removed and attached easily, thus leaving the vehicle with some kinetic protection even when the explosive package is not installed.
	rankarmor.com /no_reactive.html (1000 words)

	Advanced Armour Concepts for Light Vehicles
		Composite armor uses various materials different hardness and elasticity, heat and shock absorbing materials, layered and sandwiched together, to provide improved protection against specific threats, such as multiple-hits of Kinetic Energy (KE), and Chemical Enegry (CE) ammunition.
		Composite passive armor is designed to absorb the energy of the impact, and prevent penetration and internal damage by the penetrating projectile or its residual effects.
		Composite armor is usually provided in modules or tiles, which are composed of a mosaic of hard (ceramic) materials, soft but strong (composite fibers) embedded in concrete matrixes.
	www.defense-update.com /features/du-1-04/passive-armor.htm (652 words)

	Armor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Be it a wooden shield or the modern composite armor of a main battle tank, armors main purpose is to defeat the destructive effects of the oppositions weapon systems.
		However, armor is a trade off, as armor is added weight increases and this degrades mobility, which in itself can be a substantial defense.
		Although the exact composition of most composite armor is classified, it is basically a sandwich of steel and depleated uranium plates, ceramics, and plastic honeycomb.
	members.aol.com /panzersgt/theory/armor.html (617 words)

	Introduction
		Armor has three encumbrance values that are of importance, Health, Action, and Mind.
		The armor macro is critical for proper usage of armor.
		Keep the armor off since it provides no benefits if you are not being hit, then put it on via an armor macro the second you are being threatened.
	members.cox.net /armsman1/wearingarmor.htm (1885 words)

	NDM Article - Truck Armor Kits Could Be Improved, Says Army Tester
		While the Army continues to apply steel armor to thousands of trucks, it also intends to seek new protective technologies that, if successful, could be adapted against future threats.
		Although the preponderance of the armor kits in Iraq are old-fashioned steel, some vehicles have ceramic composite armor.
		Ceramic composites generally are not produced in large quantities as metals can be, he said, but the weight advantage can be huge, especially with Humvees.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2005/Feb/Truck_Armor.htm (807 words)

	Primitive Armor and Weapons
		Primitive armors are types of armors used before the development of the current armor used on tanks, and Battlemechs today.
		Steel armor is the first armor used on tanks back when they where first invented in the early twentieth century and was used on some vehicles into the twenty-first century.
		While these primitive armor's have not been used in the Inner Sphere or nearby Periphery for centuries, in the deep periphery where high technology can be rare, they are still in use.
	members.aol.com /Solarmech/primitive.html (895 words)

	Compositesworld.com - Composites on the frontlines - January 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armor kits are being produced in record quantities for a variety of military vehicles.
		Armor designers use the difficult wetout aspect of Spectra and Dyneema fibers, for example, to create "starved" laminates with lower resin content, so that they form semi-compatible bonds that convert the impact energy into fiber stretching and elongation.
		In contrast, a glass composite, with its tenacious fiber/resin bond, is typically made in a tight laminate that tends to handle impact energy by delaminating.
	www.compositesworld.com /hpc/issues/2005/January/706/1 (1562 words)

	The Complete Guide to Armor and Armorcrafting - Armorsmith - Star Wars Galaxies Official Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Composite armor has tremendously high HAM costs, so high, in fact, that very few characters can wear it unsliced without engaging in heavy stat migration.
		Functioning as a first level of defense, the PSG absorbs 55 points of damage (50 points because it is light armor plus another 10% of the remainder due to the kinetic resist), passing 45 points of damage on to the armor.
		Finally, Joe's armor has a high resistance to kinetic attacks (70%, the fact that it is called a "special protection" is irrelevent) and Bob's attack is kinetic, so Joe's armor blocks 70% of the remaining damage, resulting in Joe suffereing 7 points of damage.
	soe.lithium.com /board/message?board.id=armorsmith&message.id=42983 (9624 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Not Sexy, but Vital, Army Shows off Composite Armor
		Dana Granville works on composite armor as an engineer at the Army Research Lab at Aberdeen, Md. Composites are two or more physically distinct and physically separable materials that are mixed in such a way that dispersing one material into the other affords overall protection.
		Composite armor is not "hung on" a vehicle.
		The composite armor project is one that doesn't receive a lot of press, but it has the potential to be a revolutionary change in the American military.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/May2001/n05102001_200105102.html (460 words)

	Compositesworld.com - Composites on the frontlines - January 2005
		Composite panels were cut to shape and installed with metal fasteners, says Dennis Lang, VP of business development for Armor Holdings' Aerospace and Defense group.
		Armor Holdings is involved in another project for the heavier Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) made by Stewart & Stevenson (Sealy, Texas).
		According to Lang, the low-signature armor uses a combination of materials that is able to defeat ballistics, mine blasts and air-burst devices.
	www.compositesworld.com /hpc/issues/2005/January/706/2 (966 words)

	Sioux Manufacturing Corporation - Products (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SMC produces several types of composite armor used for ballistic protection by the U.S. armed forces, the U.S. diplomatic corps, and federal law enforcement agencies.
		As a result of their expertise in the area of composite armor, SMC, in conjunction with other defense contractors, is currently conducting research and development for new composite armor processes that utilize CAV (Composite Armored Vehicle) technologies.
		It is this ability to manufacture composite bonded-armor panels and liners that has enabled SMC to remain progressive in the area of ballistic protection for the next generation of U.S. military and government vehicles.
	www.siouxmanufacturing.com /new/products.htm (200 words)

	Fiberglass Composite Armor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Strongwell’s composite armor is being used by U.S. military troops in Iraq for overhead protection.
		Strongwell's armor panels are manufactured utilizing a proprietary resin mix and specially constructed glass reinforcements.
		Strongwell's composite armor is independently tested on a regular basis to ensure conformance to certain specification requirements.
	www.strongwell.com /selected_markets/ballistic_panels (268 words)

	How to Wear & Use Composite Armor - Chilastra - Star Wars Galaxies Official Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Armor has three encumbrance values that are of importance.
		Option #1 - Stat migration to wear armor, buffs to regain stats - In this scenario you would migrate your stats to were your secondary stats were all just high enough to wear all the armor.
		The disdavantage is if you run out of buffs, at best you have to keep the armor on, at worst you can not put it back on until you get another batch of buffs.
	soe.lithium.com /board/message?board.id=Chilastra&message.id=37451 (2155 words)

	SWG ARMOR
		Wearing armor will give you an armor rating of light and in so doing will decrease the damage that you take from those elements that the armor is not vulnerable to by 50% right off the bat.
		After the initial 50% damage reduction for light armor rating you get a further reduction of whatever the listed resistance on the armor is for the type of damage being inflicted.
		If the armor is hitting your secondary HAM attributes and increasing the time it takes for your stats to regenerate then do the obvious and remove the armor when you are resting.
	snow.prohosting.com /swgarmor/tut1.htm (1444 words)

	Foster-Miller - LAST Armor - Nanotechnology Company specializing in System Design and Integration, Microelectronics, ...
		Aircraft armor kits designed and manufactured by LAST® Armor are based on the same simplified logistics support philosophy as the armor kits for land vehicles.
		The aircraft armor kits can be designed to provide protection against any reasonable threat; however the most common protection level is small arms up to and including 7.62 mm AP and steel core ball rounds such as the 7.62 mm x 54R, LPS.
		LAST Armor's newly designed spall liners can be used to supplement vehicle A Kit armor for increased protection against fragments. Marines and soldiers can install the liners in less than an hour to help stay ahead of emerging threats.
	www.foster-miller.com /armor.htm (504 words)

	Hardwire is Evolving into Capabilities for Economical Composite Armor. Advanced Materials & Composites News - Find ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hardwire, LLC has targeted low-cost composite armor as one of its new strategic initiatives.
		Hardwire-based armor is intended for applications that need the weight reductions possible with composite armor systems, and at a fraction of the cost of many of today's baseline products.
		Hardwire fiber reinforced composite armor is low in cost like steel...
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go2223/is_200407/ai_n6552365 (167 words)

	Composite Armor Technology - Body Armor and Vehicle Armor
		Today’s Composite Armor technology is quickly moving beyond the realm of heavy, cumbersome metallic solutions.
		TenCate Armor is proud to introduce into the US Market a new line of hard armor solutions.
		The Ten Cate Advanced Composites (TCAC, Ares Protection, and TenCate Armor) have been pushing the limits of armor composite and armor ceramic/composite technology to offer the lightest, most advanced hard and flexible armor solutions to their worldwide customer base.
	www.brytearmor.com (107 words)

	Armor Systems – Ceradyne Ceramic Armor Systems
		Ceradyne is a vertically integrated manufacturer of lightweight, ceramic composite armor systems for personnel, vehicle, watercraft, helicopter and aircraft applications.
		From the earliest application of ceramics in lightweight helicopter armoring, Ceradyne has provided innovative ballistic protection solutions that are the lightest and most durable armor systems available.
		Other add-on modular applications include lightweight ceramic composite armor systems for watercraft, combat and commercial armored vehicles.
	www.ceradyne.com /products/armor/armor-systems.aspx (225 words)

	Aramid/Polyester Composite Armor
		Lightweight and toughness are key considerations for protective armor.
		Composite armor of Kevlar 29 aramid fabric and polyester resin was prepared using techniques developed for fiberglass/polyester armor.
		The samples of the preimpregnated fabric were cured in a Pasadena press for 1 h at 165°C and 690 kPa.
	www.astm.org /DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/COMPTECH/PAGES/9.htm (102 words)

	Composite Armor Technology - Body Armor and Vehicle Armor
		TenCate Advanced Armor will be displaying the latest in hard and soft armor technology for personnel protection, vehicles, rotorcraft and naval application.
		TenCate Armor products are viewed as state of the art in the hard armor marketplace.
		Whether it is a composite personal protection plate or protective shield; advanced armor to defend against high velocity threats; Spall liners for tanks & armored vehicles; our solutions are designed to provide high technology, lightweight armor appropriately designed for the threat level under consideration.
	www.brytearmor.com /armor-applications (126 words)

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		Horsesoldier RE:Abrams armor question 10/11/2003 12:59:17 PM DU is part of the composite armor matrix, but I don't think you could really describe the M1 as being armored with a sheet of DU between two sheets of steel.
		On the other hand, precise composition of armor matrices on western tanks is pretty much a state secret for the respective states involved, which makes discussing the particulars rather difficult.
		The frontal armor is 10' thick which is sufficient to stop just about anything thrown at it, while the sides are typically 4-7' thick, depending on where you look at.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/2-2537.aspx (3495 words)

	Amtech Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Amtech lightweight composite armor can be molded or form fitted to any shape for any known military vehicle or application.
		Lightweight composite armor offers a significant weight savings over steel, estimated to be 25-30% at National Institute of Justice (NIJ) threat level III.
		As part of the B kit, lightweight composite armor, in field operations, would be easier to handle, simpler to repair, environmentally non-corrosive, and lighter than metal armor.
	www.gardenpod.com /military/armor_solutions.php (315 words)

	Honeywell's Spectra Shield(R) Composite to Armor 164 U.S. Marine Sea Knight Helicopters
		ArmorWorks, a provider of armor technology for U.S. military applications and companies worldwide, is using the material in Light Weight Armor Replacement System (LWARS) kits for the helicopters, which are used by the Marine Corps to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat roops, supplies and equipment.
		Spectra Shield is a composite material made with Honeywell's Spectra(R) fiber, which has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any synthetic fiber, including nylon, polyester and aramid.
		Founded in 1996, ArmorWorks designs and produces protective armor using the latest-generation ceramic and composite materials that are objectively evaluated and tested to assure their performance in a variety of environments.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-16-2005/0004217581&EDATE= (556 words)

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