I believe the side looks something like this, not to scale or dimensions lol. The blue is the dust cover
Because here, you can see the backplate run the length of the composite block, but that backplate also runs down the length of the tank covering the sponson
SO i guess we get 40 and we deal with it
also without the line i added
The section covering the sponson should get another plate that looks to be of a similar thickness to 40, that should give the part not covered by ERA a better chance at stopping autocannon apfsds
ehh, gues we deal get 40 and nothing with it
RED Dot - So I do not have any measurements for the composite armour back plate there are any back plates that might be behind it.
Blue Dot - I only have measurements regarding this area.
The only other measurements I have are for the armoured ammunition bins, track pads and the lower main hull thickness !!
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@Legwolf like what you read there. If it is true you can remake your whole report to include both NERA and ERA
I feel like im about to get eaten
isnt the sales brochure of the ERA already talking about a combination of ERA and NERA?
A brochure, you have one? !!!
Really nice find! Do you have the source of it? If so, that further supports TES having STANAG 5 protection:
25MM APFSDS at 500M from 0 degrees to 30 degrees
Last I looked, Dardo’s autocannon was the best analogue, which gave it at minimum 84MM of kinetic protection on the ASPRO-HMT bricks alone.
chinese reddit is the most reliable source there is
The pic is a shot from somewhere, it will be hard to trace back but who knows
That guy looks fed up, must have been a hot day lol
I think the 40mm looks about correct. Currently in live server, the plate is 110.
40 + 40 leaves a 30mm air gap in between the 2 plates
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You change a tank tires in over 30 celcius. Would you be happy?
Interestingly enough - While ASPRO-HMT advertises STANAG 5 protection, The technical specifications does support “0.3 AP” which…I’d assume is 30mm Armor Penetrating grenades?
Also this part of “Reactive/passive armor protection” now has some clear supporting evidence as to what this means. Great work, man
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