Challenger 2 MBT - Technical data and Discussion (Part 2)

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Yeah, GRP/FRP (fibreglass) is one of the main materials we use to make composite ballistic armour and spall liners for vehicles in the UK. There’s a material standard for fibreglass in composite armour; MIL-DTL-64154B a/k/a HJ1

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Layers of other plasticising and rubber materials absorb energy, and are ultimately what makes a composite.

There’s nothing from that composition of materials that discounts them as being spall liners.

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Forgive me if I don’t trust this guy’s expert analysis of these materials and their purpose because

a ceramic-fiberglass composite material covered with metal foil.

Is actually asbestos in a reflective liner. So I hope he didn’t sniff it while he was inspecting the materials

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Please note that this is a translation, and the quote may have been taken from the description. So, after several back-and-forth translations, it could have become distorted.

I’m not citing him (although he certainly has a technical description and published a diagram of the lining’s location), but rather other sources that also don’t claim a lining.

Are you saying everyone is unanimously ignoring this?

I’d like to just interject here. You are not to discuss the contents of classified materials on this forum.

Just because we’re not linking to photos of snips of the materials doesn’t mean we get to hide behind “we’re just talking about what’s in it”.

https://forum.warthunder.com/t/source-material-restrictions-on-classified-and-export-restricted-information-military-restrictions/2069/3

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But can we still send each other classified information through DMs? ;)

Oh my god, not again.

That would still be a crime actually, at least under UK law

Depends on where we live ;;;;;;;;;)

Anyways… Moving topics
Just tried the Challenger 2s on the dev server, the new gearing is pretty nice
They all accelerate noticeably better now

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Nope! Cause Gaijin would still get in trouble for it, thus would take action against you.

What’s the new Skin/s?

Awwww. Have any Sekrit Doku-ments;;;;;)))))?
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There’s a new bicolor winter camo for the 3TD I believe

Actually, it’s for the Challys in general

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Damn, Was hoping for something more, eh is what it is

wish they fixed that damn ready rack though

A simple fix to the ready rack would make the Challengers much more enjoyable. Considering we have Abrams with the exact same reload speed with 16 rounds available is an absolute pain.

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The addition that I want is LFP spall liner…

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I wish they would sort out its ready rack its been so long now !!

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