"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"The Enlightenment" wrote in message
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I believe the M1A2 has dropped the DU armour in favour of Chobham
style armour.



And what exactly do you think is used in Chobham armour ?

Hint: its generally believed to be made of layers
of ceramic and some hard heavy metal.

Not originally, from what I have read. IIRC the original composition was
reportedly steel with a ceramic layer (or layers), with the DU being added
later by the US (I don't recall its being used by the Challenger II?).

Brooks


Keith