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Movable defensive structure in medieval warfare
Look up mantlet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In medieval warfare a mantlet or mantelet was a portable wall or shelter used for stopping projectiles
Mantlet
Armour around the main gun of an armoured vehicle
of the mantlet.[citation needed] Panther tank mantlet Tiger I mantlet M4 Sherman mantlet Comet tank mantlet T-70 cast mantlet Leclerc mantlet Leopard
Gun_mantlet
German medium tank of WWII
directly underneath the gun mantlet when the turret was facing forward. From September 1944, a slightly redesigned mantlet with a flattened and much thicker
Panther_tank
WW2 German assault gun
fitted with the Topfblende pot mantlet (often called Saukopf "Pig's head") gun mantlet without a coaxial mount. This cast mantlet, which had a sloped and rounded
Sturmgeschütz_III
World War II era medium tank
installed. All M34 production Shermans (until M34A) also had a gun barrel mantlet (D51288: early smooth type or later "Bullet Splash" collar type) that rotated
M4_Sherman
Self-propelled anti-tank gun
larger gun mantlet bolted externally, and a two-piece KwK 43/4 L/71 gun. Some later G1 models had 'hybrid' G2 features such as the larger G2 mantlet as changes
Jagdpanther
Tank armor deficiency
tanks had shot traps. In these examples, the lower edge of the curved mantlet deflected incoming shots downwards. This does not always create shot traps
Shot_trap
German WWII medium tank
machine gun and changed the turret's internal gun mantlet to a 35 mm (1.38 in) thick external mantlet. Again, protection was upgraded, this time by increasing
Panzer_IV
Inner wall of a castle surrounding the keep
base of the tower. Alternative terms, more commonly used in English, are mantlet wall or apron wall. In some cases, the keep could be entered only from
Chemise_(wall)
Series of Israeli Tanks
armor and 908 hp (677 kW) engine. The turret has angled sides and angled mantlet. This variant is sometimes unofficially referred to as Magach 7D or Magach
Magach
Variants of Soviet medium tank
T-34-85. T-34/100 - A proposed modification of the T-34-85 with bigger mantlet and a 100mm gun. Never built. MT-34 (1950s) (MT stands for mostní tank
T-34_variants
Loose or semi-fitted overgarment
A variation on the mantle is the mantelet (also spelled mantelot and mantlet), typically describing a short version of the mantle. The term appears
Mantle_(clothing)
Vehicle armor
The AMX-40 was fitted with NERA elements inside its gun mantlet and hull front.
Non-explosive_reactive_armor
American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951)
(RHA) plate from a Panther upper glacis welded to the mantlet, covering the entire front of the mantlet. There were 3 holes cut in the plate: One for the
M26_Pershing
German medium tank of the 1930s and World War II
L/42 main gun. Panzer III Ausf. G - Ausf F. with extra armour on the gun mantlet, late production armed with 5 cm KwK 38 L/42 main gun. Panzer III Ausf
Panzer_III
Soviet heavy assault gun
It used the hull of the IS-2 or IS-2 model 1944 tank, the armour of the mantlet was increased, the gun was replaced by newer variants, a 12.7×108 mm DShK
ISU-152
Ranging device for artillery
conventional co-axial machine gun, the ranging gun being the one in the mantlet closest to the main gun. The ranging gun was considered a success on the
Spotting_rifle
Japanese main battle tank
fired at the hull from a distance of 250 m (270 yd). Each armor module and mantlet achieved the required performance specified in "Type 10 tank GV-Y120001E"
Type_10
German heavy tank destroyer of World War II
It was on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum outside Moscow. Its gun mantlet was painted red. Its chassis number was unknown, either No. 150090 or No
Elefant
German WWII heavy tank
and gun mantlet with a varying thickness of 110 mm (4.3 in) around the edges and 200 mm (7.9 in) around the gun. The overlap between the mantlet and turret
Tiger_I
Soviet heavy tank
penetrate the lower glacis plate from 100 m (110 yd), could penetrate the mantlet from 500 m (550 yd) and could penetrate the front turret from 1,500 m (1
IS-2
French main battle tank
AMX-40, another unsuccessful development of the AMX-30 and AMX-32. The mantlet, the turret sides and the hull noseplate of the AMX-32 are hollow, the
AMX-32
Soviet heavy tank prototype
Behind the lower side plate, inflatable bags could hold fuel. The turret mantlet was 350 mm thick and the turret itself between 240-250 mm angled at 50-60
IS-7
Type of siege operation in warfare
defenders), and at the head of the sap a defensive shield made of gabions (or a mantlet) could be deployed. Once the saps were close enough, siege engines or cannon
Sapping
British WWII cruiser tank
had a "semi-internal" cast gun mantlet, which was quickly replaced in production by a better protected larger cast mantlet with three vertical slits for
Crusader_tank
American medium battle tank
5 in) gun, with 32 mm (1.3 in) armor; the M2A1 had a 51 mm (2.0 in) gun mantlet. Some features of the M2 series, especially the suspension and powertrain
M2_medium_tank
WWII German super-heavy tank
up to 240 mm (9.4 in) and the sides and rear 200 mm (7.9 in). The gun mantlet was 250 mm (9.8 in), and combined with the turret armor behind, the protection
Panzer_VIII_Maus
Main battle tank
has a cast gun mantlet which is better shaped from the point of view of its resistance to armour-piercing projectiles than the flat mantlet of the Mark.
Vickers_MBT
British WWII tank
first run of forty vehicles had a 40 mm gun mantlet; with the second batch, this was replaced by a 102 mm mantlet. From the hundredth vehicle onwards, appliqué
Cruiser_Mk_VIII_Challenger
Israeli variant of the Centurion Tank
Magachs and Sho't Meteors. Alefs were commonly equipped above the main gun mantlet with a captured Soviet Luna L-2 infrared searchlight taken from enemy tanks
Sho't
Variant of turret for Panther medium tank
Panther 2 Turm mit schmale Blendenausführung (meaning "turret with narrow mantlet"). However, the Panther II project was cancelled in May of 1943 so Rheinmetall
Schmalturm
Main battle tank family of German origin
system was designated XSW-30-U and was mounted above the main gun on the mantlet, offset to the left. It could be removed and stowed in the rear turret
Leopard_1
American heavy tank
on that of the German Tiger II, increasing to 305 mm (12.0 in) on the mantlet; and had a traverse speed of 18 degrees per second, taking 20 seconds for
T29_heavy_tank
Super-heavy tank, assault gun
Jagdpanther. Its main armament was a 105 mm T5E1 gun in a ball-shaped gun mantlet set into the vertical hull front. The traverse was limited to 10° right
T28_super-heavy_tank
Heavy tank
the vehicle, with a 5.0 in (130 mm) plate angled at 60 degrees. The gun mantlet was 4.0 to 10.0 in (100 to 250 mm) thick at 45 degrees. The sides of the
T57_heavy_tank
Medieval oblong shield
pavise as cover and were used primarily in static or defensive formations. Mantlet "the definition of pavise". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original
Pavise
Main battle tank/medium tank family of Soviet origin, 1946
received the KTD-1 or KTD-2 laser rangefinder in an armoured box over the mantlet of the main gun, and the R-123 or R-123M radio set. Simultaneously, efforts
T-54/T-55
Soviet medium tank, Second World War
penetrate the turret of a T-34-85 from the front at ranges up to 2000 m, the mantlet at 1200 m, and the frontal hull armour at 300 m.[full citation needed]
T-34
Series of Soviet WWII heavy tanks
120 mm Lower glacis: 100 mm at 30° angle Turret front: 100 mm (rounded) Mantlet: 155 mm (rounded) Hull side: 90–130 mm at 9-25° Turret side: 90 mm at 20°
IS_tank_family
British WWII cruiser tank
Besa, this led to a re-design of the turret face with a new external gun mantlet. This was to be the main production version designated the A13 MkIIA, at
Cruiser_Mk_IV
Self-propelled anti-tank gun
(no modification made) MG 42 machine guns on both sides of the main gun mantlet/glacis, firing 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle ammunition through a firing port
Jagdpanzer_IV
Medium tank
independently of the turret. The thickest armor used was 25 mm on the gun mantlet and 15–25 mm on the hull front. Power was provided by an air-cooled V-12
Type_97_Chi-Ha_medium_tank
Rock castle in Merzalben, Germany
was not added until more recent times. Around the bergfried there is a mantlet wall, which appears to represent five sides of a slightly irregular octagon
Gräfenstein_Castle
British assault tank prototype
and a massive cast front face with distinctively prominent bolts. The mantlet was internal and a weak point against accurate fire at close range. Unlike
Valiant_tank
1940 Soviet self-propelled gun prototype
KV-2 and the two SU-14 prototypes. There were several complaints: the mantlet was installed with no regard for balance, which made aiming difficult,
SU-100Y
Soviet infantry fighting vehicle
rough ground as the turret is unstabilised. Missile Mounted on the gun mantlet, the ATGM launcher is capable of firing the 9M14 Malyutka, (NATO: AT-3A
BMP-1
Fortified yard in a medieval castle
zwingen 'to force'). The outermost wall was a Zwingermauer or type of low mantlet wall. These were often added at vulnerable points like the gate of a castle
Bailey_(castle)
Protective slope built into a fortification
robust armored section of a tank, followed by the turret face and gun mantlet. Iron Age ramparts and ditches in Maiden Castle. Glacis, Mont-Louis Fortress
Glacis
Tank gun
barrel to be removed from the gun shield without having to dismantle the mantlet. The M68 is fitted with an eccentric bore evacuator instead of a concentric
M68_tank_gun
Soviet heavy tank
Side: 80 mm@62° + 30 mm@30° 205 mm LoS Lower Side: 80 mm@10° Rear: 60 mm Mantlet: 252 mm Main armament 122 mm D-25TA gun T-10M: 122 mm M-62-T2 gun Secondary
T-10_tank
Parapet in which gaps or indentations occur at intervals
the 13th century, the merlons could be connected with wooden shutters (mantlets) that provided added protection when closed. The shutters were designed
Battlement
Prototype of a self-propelled howitzer
Front Superstructure: 30/10 Front Hull: 30/12 Front Turret: 20/20 Gun Mantlet: 20/0-70 Side Superstructure: 14.5/0 Side Hull: 14.5/0 Side Turret: 14
Heuschrecke_10
German experimental heavy tank
after the war. The VK 36.01's turret is lined up, along with the hull and turret of the Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy tank and the Jagdtiger gun mantlet.
VK_36.01_(H)
German WWII heavy tank
only led to two total losses so far. Those weapons even penetrate the gun mantlet at ranges under 600 meters. Hits that penetrate the back of the turret
Tiger_II
US Navy Pennsylvania-class battleship sunk in 1941
to 51 mm) in thickness. The boiler uptakes were protected by a conical mantlet that ranged from 9 to 15 inches (230 to 380 mm) in thickness. A three-inch
USS_Arizona
German armoured car of WW2
armor set at 25°, and the top plate was 10 mm (0.39 in) armor. The gun mantlet was rounded and was 40 to 100 mm (1.6 to 3.9 in) thick. 101 built between
Sd.Kfz._234
Chinese light tank
including an external double lens laser range finder mounted above the mantlet of the 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled main gun for better firing accuracy and
Type_62_light_tank
American second generation main battle tank
to the A1's but with increased armor protection for the frontal arc and mantlet in an effort to provide additional protection of the turret's hydraulics
M60_tank
Tank designed for all primary combat roles
Periscope Gun mantlet Coaxial gun Bore evacuator Main gun Driver's optics Driver's hatch Glacis plate Continuous track Machine gun ammunition Commander's
Main_battle_tank
Main battle tank
Japan only produced the barrel under license, developing an indigenous gun mantlet, breech and recoil system. The full length of the cannon was 5.89 m (19 ft
Type_74_tank
German main battle tank
deflect the penetratours outwards to hit the hull or turret ring. The gun mantlet was redesigned to accept the new armour. Aside of improved armour protection
Leopard_2
ambulances. Saukopf – "pig's head", used to refer to the shape of a gun mantlet or mount, alternatively called Topfblende in German military documents
Glossary of German military terms
Glossary_of_German_military_terms
South Korean main battle tank
Identification Feature) system compliant with STANAG 4579. Located on the main gun mantlet, just above the gun, the system fires a 36 GHz beam in the direction of
K2_Black_Panther
WWII Soviet heavy tank
the time of the German invasion. Used the F-32 [ru] 76 mm gun and a new mantlet. Weight: 46 tons. KV-1 Model 1940 "with shields" (Russian: KB-1 Obr. 1940
KV_tank_family
15th-17th century mobile fortification
from gulyay-gorod, as it was already in 1572. Battery-tower Wagon fort Mantlet Gorod Pike and shot Kurbatov, O. A. (2014). Военная история русской Смуты
Gulyay-gorod
Light tank
The exhaust is on the left-hand side instead of on the right. The FT mantlet for the machine-gun or 37mm cannon is replaced with a new design. Solid
M1917_light_tank
German Main Battle Tank
armament consists of a 12.7 mm coaxial machine gun mounted on the gun mantlet and a Leonardo Hitrole C-UAS remotely controlled weapon station armed with
Panther_KF51
German general-purpose machine gun
two standard (no modification made) MG 42s on both sides of the main gun mantlet/glacis, firing through a firing port which was protected by an armored
MG_42
Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle
2A28 Grom gun and a 7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun. Mounted on the mantlet is the 9S428 ATGM launcher capable of firing 9M14 Malyutka (NATO: AT-3A
BMD-1
American tank destroyer
vertical) The front of the turret was further protected by a rounded cast gun mantlet which was 19 mm (0.75 in) thick. Another disadvantage of the M18 was its
M18_Hellcat
water from the trenches and construct an infinite variety of bridges, mantlets and scaling ladders, and other instruments pertaining to sieges. I also
Science and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
Science_and_inventions_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci
Mobile shield
robotic ballistic shield. History of the tank Ballistic shield Riot shield Mantlet "StackPath". www.firehouse.com. CANFIELD, CLARKE (April 19, 2013). "'SWAT
SWAT-Bot
Piece of armor designed to be mounted on a crew-served weapon
examples have been located. Ballistic shield Transparent Armor Gun Shield Gun mantlet Hillbilly armor Apilan and kota mara, gunshield and bulwark on Malay ships
Gun_shield
T25 Medium tank prototype
sides: 50 mm (2.0 in) Hull rear: 38 mm (1.5 in) Turret: 68 mm (2.7 in) Mantlet: 89 mm (3.5 in) Main armament 90 mm Gun M3 (50 rounds) Secondary armament
T25_medium_tank
German WWII tank destroyer (Jagdpanzer 38)
lighter inner and outer mantlets reduced the weight by 200 kg (440 lb). These were more conical than the half cone shaped initial mantlets. Also from August
Hetzer
Self-propelled anti-tank gun
weapon was later modified to include a telescopic sight and a new ball gun mantlet. This vehicle was retitled the SU-85-II. The SU-85 was a modification of
SU-85
British medium tank of WWII
untapered section at the base, which helped solve the stability problem. A new mantlet was designed to house this gun and the modified cradle. The Firefly had
Sherman_Firefly
British self-propelled anti-tank gun
Museum, Ahmednagar, India. One Archer with a short-barrelled gun minus gun mantlet Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns, Australia The Royal Tank
Archer_(tank_destroyer)
Cold War-era American medium tank
M48A2GA2: West German upgrade mounting L7A3 105mm cannon with new cast gun mantlet, circular cast commander's cupola, MG3 machine guns, and the same infrared
M48_Patton
Main battle tank
has a cast gun mantlet which is better shaped from the point of view of its resistance to armour-piercing projectiles than the flat mantlet of the Mark.
Vickers_MBT_Mark_3
Technology test bed
plate and the "mantletless" cast turret was built, with an internal gun mantlet. Having a shorter hull than the Centurion, the FV4202 only had five road
FV4202
Medium tank/Main battle tank
Model 1946 Produced 1946–1948. With a streamlined turret and wide gun mantlet, similar to T-44, new V-54 engine, unstabilized D-10T 100 mm main gun,
T-54/T-55 operators and variants
T-54/T-55_operators_and_variants
Hungarian heavy/medium tank of WWII
gun mantlet, like that of the Panther A/D, but a bit larger. It is possible that the front of the turret would be 200 mm thick in total as the mantlet thickness
44M_Tas
Dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
to 51 mm) in thickness. The boiler uptakes were protected by a conical mantlet that ranged from 9 to 15 inches (230 to 380 mm) in thickness. A 3-inch
Pennsylvania-class_battleship
Soviet light tank
FT and T-16, the French 37 mm Model 28, mounted in a Hotchkiss-system mantlet. This gave the gun a range movement of 35 degrees horizontal, and +30 to
T-18_tank
British WWII cruiser tank
A pilot model, the radiator covers are at the left front. It has a Valentine-type gun mantlet, most production Covenanters had a different type.
Covenanter_tank
Italian tank of World War Two
Italian standards, was sloped and 60 mm thick at the turret front and mantlet (by comparison the M13/40 had 42 mm), but it was still riveted at a time
P26/40_tank
WW2 American tank destroyer
with periscopes. The unique design of the hull hatches to clear the gun mantlet meant that the driver's view directly to the left side was obstructed.
M10_tank_destroyer
British main battle tank
were missing, lights and periscopes were heavily sandblasted, the cloth mantlet cover was incinerated, and the armoured side plates had been blown off
Centurion_(tank)
Czechoslovak light tank used by Nazi Germany
"clothesline" radio antenna mounted on the rear deck.[citation needed] The gun mantlet was 25 mm (0.98 in) thick. The rest of the armour was as follows: The Czechoslovak
Panzer_35(t)
Form of artillery
aiming at tank tracks, or vulnerable margins on the turret ring and gun mantlet, rather than testing their lighter cannon against bow and turret armor
Anti-tank_gun
Series of Spanish light tanks from 1938 to 1954
all-around armor greater than 15 millimetres (0.59 inches), with a turret mantlet plate of at least 30 millimetres (1.2 inches); road speed of 70 kilometres
Verdeja
Soviet self-propelled gun
rounds/minute. The ISU-122S variant is recognizable by its ball-shaped gun mantlet and double-baffle muzzle brake. The ISU-122S model was coded 'type 249'
ISU-122
Main battle tank
panoramic sight. A thermal sight was also mounted in the cannon's gun mantlet. The sights were stabilised with the cannon. All weapons were remotely
Obiekt_490
Armored car
reminiscent of the Eland Mk7, and a boxlike laser rangefinder on the gun mantlet. Two types of French laser rangefinders were available as standard, although
Panhard_AML
Armored fighting vehicles used by Nazi Germany
The Ausf. F was quickly supplanted by the Ausf. G with an up-armored gun mantlet, which was the main tank of the Afrika Korps in 1940–41 and also saw action
German_tanks_in_World_War_II
1940 plan for German invasion of Britain
turret and hull was sealed with an inflatable hose while the main gun mantlet, commander's cupola and radio operator's machine gun were given special
Operation_Sea_Lion
Heavy tank destroyer
Weinstraße, Germany in March 1945. Shell damage is still visible on the gun mantlet, glacis plate and lower-nose armor. This vehicle used the later-version
Jagdtiger
British main battle tank
the incursion on 5 January 2025 after a Russian FPV drone struck the gun mantlet. As with the third example, Russian sources claimed the vehicle as destroyed
Challenger_2
Part of a medieval fortification
firing downwards near the base of the wall. The shutters, also known as mantlets, could be opened by hand, or by using a pulley. Usage of merlons, from
Merlon
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