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Old 06-15-12, 09:04 PM   #29
TLAM Strike
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Originally Posted by Oberon View Post
Looks like we also might use ERA as well, judging by the make-up of this Challenger II.
affirmative the Challenger II has ERA skirts for the tracks.

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And then of course there's the grills at the back against RPGs (great idea by the way chaps, thanks for that, I think it was the US that came up with that one first?).
Nope it was those darn Nazis who thought of it first:

"Drahtgeflecht Schürzen" basically metal plates of armor to protect the sides of the hull and turret (if applicable)

Although the Russia's version was closer to the Slat Armor we use today:

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