armor penetration
Defeating protective layers
Armor penetration is the ability of a weapon or projectile to pierce protective covering.
In military contexts, it describes ammunition designed to defeat armored vehicles or body armor.
In video games, armor penetration is a combat stat that determines how much of a target's defensive rating an attack ignores: I'm stacking armor penetration to counter tanky builds.
The gaming sense dominates casual usage.
- steel alloysIron mixed with metals
- kinetic energyPower from movement
- angle of incidenceIncoming direction relative to perpendicular
- tank warfareCombat using armored vehicles
- kill zonePreplanned area of concentrated fire
entry wound · momentum · deformation · flechettes · velocity · shaped charges · anti-aircraft defenses · spalling · carbon nanotubes · hardness · muzzle velocity · tungsten carbide · depleted uranium · muzzle velocity
armor penetrationarmor
Protective combat covering
damage mitigation · armor plating · defense · protection · shielding
armor penetrationattack power
Combat damage capability
armor penetrationdeflection
Change in trajectory
ricochet · stopping power · ballistic resistance · blunting · rebuff
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