VOLUME-COMBINED ARMOUR Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F41H1/02 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: volume-combined armour comprises a highly consistent layer from tightly packed small-size axisymmetric ceramic elements, arranged at the angle in respect to the plane of the armour, connected by a binder into a monolith, and a high-strength energy-intensive rear layer, at the same time ceramic elements are made in the form of tightly adjacent polygons, axes of symmetry of which are arranged at the angle 60-89° in respect to the plane of the armour.

EFFECT: increased reliability and efficiency of armour protection.

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