mantelet
Protective military screen
A mantelet is a short cloak or cape, typically worn by women in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In military history, a mantelet was a portable protective shield used by soldiers during sieges to shelter from enemy fire while approaching fortifications.
The spelling mantlet is also used, particularly for the military sense.
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
Low wall at edge
- embrasureFortified wall opening
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- bastionFortified defensive position
casemate · loophole · merlon · siege · earthwork · entrenchment · gabion · fascine
cape
Shouldered sleeveless wrap
parapet
Low wall at edge
- embrasureFortified wall opening
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
bastion · casemate · loophole · merlon · siege · earthwork · entrenchment · gabion · fascine · redoubt
breastplate
Metal torso protection
brigandine · gorget · greaves · vambraces · gauntlets · pauldrons · helm · plate armor · chainmail
manteletfull armor
plate armor · fortress · castle walls · bunker · citadel
manteletbattering ram
Heavy beam for breaching
siege tower · catapult · trebuchet · cannon · ballista
- mantel clockTimepiece for fireplace ledge
- fireplace mantelShelf above a hearth