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Definition of mantlet

mantlet
Mantelet Man"tel*et, n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See Mantle.] 1. (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights. (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women. A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging. --Chaucer. 2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; -- now commonly written mantlet.
Mantlet
Mantlet Man"tlet, n. See Mantelet.

Meaning of mantlet from wikipedia

- A mantlet was a portable wall or shelter used for stopping projectiles in medieval warfare. It could be mounted on a wheeled carriage, and protected one...
- Sherman mantlet Comet tank mantlet T-70 cast mantlet Leclerc mantlet Leopard 2A4 mantlet StuG III mantlet A Jagdpanther mantlet ISU-122 mantlet Gun shield...
- 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...
- 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...
- II production turret Panther with regular rounded mantlet Panther with flattened lower 'chin' mantlet Zaloga 1993, p. 37. Maksim Kolomiets, KV. "Klim Voroshilov"-tank...
- directly underneath the gun mantlet when the turret was facing forward. From September 1944, a slightly redesigned mantlet with a flattened and much thicker...
- ****ed 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...
- 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"...
- 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...
- factory-produced with a 105 mm howitzer and a distinctive rounded gun mantlet, which surrounded the main gun, on the turret. The first Sherman variant...