After replacing the old runflat tires on my ferret with modern non-runflat tires, i started to think about the aliens movie APC.
I couldn't find any real vehicles that actually have an armored plate in front of the tires. I thought there would be 2 main benefits of doing it.
It would be a certain level of resistance to a bullet penetrating the steel and puncturing the tire.
But also, if the tire was punctured, it would retain a large amount of its rolling diameter with the steel plate actually taking the weight of the vehicle. The lip/edge of that plate could also be widened to increase the surface area in the event of this.
So anyway, does anyone know why this seems to never be used? I wouldn't think the increase in unsprung mass would be too much of an issue.
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After replacing the old runflat tires on my ferret with modern non-runflat tires, i started to think about the aliens movie APC.
I couldn't find any real vehicles that actually have an armored plate in front of the tires. I thought there would be 2 main benefits of doing it.
It would be a certain level of resistance to a bullet penetrating the steel and puncturing the tire.
But also, if the tire was punctured, it would retain a large amount of its rolling diameter with the steel plate actually taking the weight of the vehicle. The lip/edge of that plate could also be widened to increase the surface area in the event of this.
So anyway, does anyone know why this seems to never be used? I wouldn't think the increase in unsprung mass would be too much of an issue.
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