Talk:Rolled homogeneous armour
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Should each word be capitalized in this one? As far as I can tell, rolled homogeous armour is not a proper noun, and should not be capitalized throughout. Joshbaumgartner 17:06, 2004 Nov 17 (UTC)
That quote about the efficacy of RHA seems like it should probably be sourced. --Xanzzibar 08:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
-Added "unknown source" until the information is apparent. Mushin 19:14, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
"RHA itself is obsolete due to advances in vehicle armor". Who came up with this idea? Most APCs and AFVs are mostly RHA. Dudtz 7/1/06 2:46 PM EST
[edit] The name
What does Rolled in the name of the armor refer to? The only guess I came up with is Rolling mill or Rolling (metalworking). Is this correct? Are thick plates of steel really created through rolling? If this is correct, this article should mention this and link to one of these articles.
- Yes, it referrs to the metalworking technique. The actual armor could be made using other techniques, such as casting (armor with complex curves such as tank turrets were sometimes made this way), but rolled steel is used for comparison purposes, since it was the most common way to make large steel plates, and it's a reasonably uniform material. --Carnildo 03:01, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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- In particular, it is referring to older armor which was generally very high strength cast steel. The switch to tanks fabricated entirely from high strength rolled alloys was a major post-WW-II improvement, once the alloys were good enough to allow it.
- Footnote: in reference to the "expert review desired" tag, I am not an armor professional, but a highly educated amateur. Georgewilliamherbert 05:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
"Increasing the protection on a vehicle meant adding thicker sheets of steel, increasing the vehicle's weight and reducing its mobility." - Shaping and sloping armor was as much a factor as simply making it thicker.
