METHOD FOR PROTECTING TURRET SHOULDER BOARD AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC F41H5/13 F41H5/02 F41H7/00 

FIELD: military equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to protecting a tank's shoulder board from being hit in the hull-turret interface area. The tank's shoulder board is protected by installing an armour plate of variable cross-section, with the side with less thickness closer to the bow of the hull. The armour structure to protect the shoulder board is made with a variable cross-section with a minimum thickness of at least 10 mm. Its outer surface is made curved, such that the angle of inclination between the tangent to its outer surface at any point of contact with the weapon and the horizontal direction of the weapon is from 5 to 11°.

EFFECT: increased protection of the turret ring in the event of a hit by a weapon.

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