[Arleigh]

Question to any trackheads out there: What is the purpose of the chain "fringe" hanging from the bottom edge of the Merkva's turret? It looks like there's a curtain of short, heavy chains with 2" round weights on the bottom hanging down from the back of the turret.

(Of course, I only want to know if you don't have to kill me after you tell me...)

[patton]

Stand-off protection for heat rounds. If the plasma is too far from the plate at detonation, it splashes off leaving only scorched paint.

[Leisler]

Germans in WWII started putting a second skin on their light armor to pre detinate various devices. They also smeard mortar mix upon them so that magnetic mines would not stick. Today, various countries use HE packs on the outside of their vehicles to counteract weapon effects. Lastly, the thinest place on a armored vehicle is it's underneath.