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Gun mantlet

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Gun mantlet, highlighted in red, mounted to a tank's main gun

A gun mantlet is an armour plate or shield attached to an armoured fighting vehicle's main gun or machine gun, protecting the opening through which the weapon barrel projects from the hull or turret armour and, in many cases, ensuring the vulnerable warhead of a loaded shell does not protrude past the vehicle's armor.

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