VOLUME-COMBINED ARMOUR Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC F41H5/04 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of protection means of equipment from armour-piercing bullets. The volume-combined armour comprises a highly hard layer of densely packed small-sized ceramic cylinders located at an angle relative to the plane of the armour, connection by the binder to the monolith, and high-tensile energy intensive rear layer. The ends of the cylinders adjacent to the rear layer are made flat and parallel to the plane of the armour.

EFFECT: increase in reliability and effectiveness of armour protection while reducing weight of the protective structure.