An unspecified
manufacturer has proposed a kit of composite slat armor for infantry fighting vehicles. Notably, it is very similar to what was developed by Ukrainian specialists and is already used in battles.
The patent presents a modular and multifunctional external superstructure applied to armored vehicles. It consists of the skeleton and two layers of slatted grid screens, with the inner one supporting additional enhancements like reactive armor or ceramic plates.
China is closely following the Russian-Ukrainian war and its inventions, adapting the most successful ones for its own needs. For now, the presented solution is just a patent without practical implementation, but given the secrecy in which Chinese weapons are so often created, active work on an industrial prototype may well already be underway somewhere.
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