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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composite armour ⓘ
tank armour system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 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, Surrey ⓘ
linked to: Chobham
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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Chobham-type composite armour → relatedTo → Burlington armour ⓘ