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  1. M

    FMTV Armor plates

    Came out of BAE in Sealy when they lost the contract to Oshkosh. Only a few got released and there aren't any more.
  2. M

    FMTV Armor plates

    The 3/4" armored plates are about 240 lbs each (1" are 320lbs) and it is a lot more work to do it this way than the standard slab armor (but it looks a lot better). Each plate has to be CNC plasma cut and have fourteen 1/2" holes burned out for the bolts. Here is a picture of the crew door so...
  3. M

    FMTV Armor plates

    If it is worth building, it is worth overbuilding. Plus, you never know when you will need to take over a small country. A gunbox / hunter box is the crew protection armor in the back of a convoy protection vehicle. I think the standard is 1", but the extra 1/4" doesn't get me anything so I am...
  4. M

    FMTV Armor plates

    Agreed. I am using 3/4" AR500 for my gunbox. Martin
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