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Originally Posted by Castout
I know what it is it tells in a clear manner that their default armor couldn't withstand these weapons. It tells that despite their armor they are vulnerable and necessitate the 'chicken cage' installed.
The slat armor are originally intended for light armor vehicles such as the Stryker combat systems. Their use into MBTs tell a loud message that MBTs are vulnerable too. ANd MBTs have only been donned these 'chicken cage' armors recently (well under 10 years time) and it was more like an emergency response to a sudden realization that AT weapons are catching up faster than what the experts had expected.
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That has been the case since the advent of gunpowder weapons. That's precisely why they develop things like slat armor, spaced armor, ERA, and skirt armor. They offer additional protection against low-velocity weapons that are specifically designed to penetrate armor.
I think you may be under the impression that there is some sort of armor that protects against all projectiles. That simply isn't the case. Even the most modern MBT in the world, the M1a2 Abrams, has a cage-armor turret bustle intended to deform armor-piercing projectiles before they reach the Cellular Amuunition Storage. The is no armor of proof in the modern world. Anti-tank missiles and projectiles have seen to that. There is only a combination of firepower, protection and mobility.