Armor (disambiguation)

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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
  • Armored vehicle [r]: A vehicle designed with a protective covering to resist projectiles, fragments and blast [e]
  • Armored fighting vehicle [r]: A military vehicle that is both protected against blast and fragments, and either has offensive weapons or directly supports combat by vehicles with offensive weapons [e]
  • Armor (military unit) [r]: A unit, or branch of service, historically derived from cavalry, that specializes in operating from armored fighting vehicles, using speed, maneuver, heavy weapons, and shock attack to dominate their enemy [e]
  • Armor (materials) [r]: Materials used to resist the effects of penetrating projectiles, blast, or other battlefield hazards [e]
  • Armor (naval) [r]: Heavy metal plate to provide passive protection against gunfire; obsolete for modern vessels, which do not face heavy gun threats, but emphasize defense against missiles as well as protection against underwater explosions [e]
  • Armor (personal protective) [r]: Equipment such as helmets, jackets, gloves, etc., designed to be worn by a soldier, and protect against physical attacks [e]
  • Armor (vehicle protective) [r]: A covering over vulnerable parts of a vehicle, to resist harmful effects; the protection can combine specific materials with particular geometric configurations of those materials [e]
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