Burlington armour
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Burlington armour is a British-developed composite tank armour system, better known as Chobham armour, designed to provide enhanced protection against both kinetic and shaped-charge threats.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composite armour
ⓘ
tank armour system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chobham-type composite armour
ⓘ
surface form:
Chobham armour
|
| appliedAs | modular armour package ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | special armour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
kinetic energy penetrators
ⓘ
shaped-charge warheads ⓘ |
| designGoal |
enhanced protection against anti-tank weapons
ⓘ
improved survivability of armoured vehicles ⓘ |
| developedBy | British armour researchers ⓘ |
| developedFor | main battle tanks ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | original detailed composition remains classified ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| field | armour technology ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage | better mass-efficiency than steel armour ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high resistance to shaped charges
ⓘ
improved resistance to long-rod penetrators ⓘ multi-layered structure ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ceramic elements
ⓘ
elastic or composite layers ⓘ metallic backing plates ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | high production cost ⓘ |
| influenced | later composite armour designs ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after Chobham Common test area ⓘ |
| protectionType | passive armour ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
explosive reactive armour
ⓘ
non-explosive reactive armour ⓘ |
| replaced | homogeneous rolled steel armour in many roles ⓘ |
| testingLocation |
Chobham
ⓘ
surface form:
Chobham, Surrey
|
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Challenger 1 main battle tank
ⓘ
Challenger 2 main battle tank ⓘ M1 Abrams main battle tank ⓘ |
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