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i made this back when ERA memes were banned and idk if they're banned here sooooo

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[–] BombOmOm 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those are ERA (explosive reactive armor) bricks. Literally armor that provides it's protection by exploding. They are designed to disrupt the copper jet from shaped charges.

[–] Diprount_Tomato 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're telling me someone made an armor that explodes?

[–] BombOmOm 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They sure fucking did! And it's actually quite common on the heavily armored vehicles. However, it doesn't work on anything thin-skinned as the ERA itself would destroy the vehicle it is supposed to guard.

I recommend watching the whole video as it has lots of good info and great visuals. However, I timestamped the part explaining ERA, here.

[–] Diprount_Tomato 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the ERA itself would destroy the vehicle it is supposed to guard

That's basically why I found it funny