Spawl lining on the M1A2 SEP V2

[mydogisscooby-psn]

So basically why does the M1A2 Sep V2 not have spawl lining even though the T-90 gets spawl lining, bags, ERA etc. I call BS on gaijin cause im tired of getting one shotted crews, just ad the kevlar before documents get leaked baby girl.

[tripod2008]

@mydogisscooby-psn

So basically why does the M1A2 Sep V2 not have spawl lining even though the T-90 gets spawl lining

Because the spall reduction mechanism in the M1 isn’t an independent final liner placed on the inside of the fighting compartment. So it doesn’t meet Gaijin’s arbitrary definition that they use for “spall liners”

It’s part of the actual NERA array.

@tripod2008

As it is known that Chobham, that formed the basis of the first generation of US NERA Developments includes a Plastic strike face & backing layer, and the limited cross-sections we do have of the M1’s arrays don’t delineate between Non-Conventional, Conventional, and Homogeneous armor and said description is broad enough to include plastics.

Would it be a fair assumption to make that it is likely that The “Basic” M1’s Array’s(at very least, as it is specified in the document that the M1A1 uses a different configuration) also contain a similar layer.

Relevant excerpts

Also is it just me or does the quality of the scans, and the reference [PDF page #12]
to the “Tri-plate” (?Three element? ) assembly mentioned in the definition of the Special armor make it look like the middle layer of the composite element that forms each layer is encapsulated, potentially the same way they are as outlined in the Chobham excerpts, which is known to be an unspecified plastic.

I’d report this but using Gaijin’s definition of a spall liner, it doesn’t count.

"First up, let’s take a look at what the spall liner is in reality. The spall liner is part of the structural protection of an armored combat vehicle, designed to reduce the damaging effect in the main compartment once a tank is penetrated. To do this, liners are attached inside of the main compartment. Material such as fabrics made from aramid fiber are most often used, but other materials are also used occasionally too.

In the game, the effect of a spall liner is implemented as follows: inside the main fighting compartment, directly after the main portion of a tank’s armor, a module is present that imitates spall liner material."

This is in the sense the issue, where it probably wouldn’t count due to the definition they are using itself, since in effect The Strikeface / Backface encapsulation of the Plate element in the armor would cause some reduction to Spall generation, due to how shock gets transmitted though a dissimilar boundary layer(s).