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    Zimmerit - Wikipedia

    Zimmerit was a paste-like coating used on mid- and late-war German armored fighting vehicles during World War II. It was used to produce a hard layer covering the metal armor of the vehicle, providing enough separation that magnetically attached anti-tank mines would fail to stick to the vehicle, despite โ€ฆ See more

    The coating was a barrier that prevented direct contact of magnetic mines with metal surfaces of vehicles. The magnetostatic field decreases very rapidly, with the cube of โ€ฆ See more

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    The paste was composed of the following:
    โ€ข 40% barium sulfate โ€“ BaSO4
    โ€ข 25% polyvinyl acetate โ€“ PVA (similar to wood glue See more

    โ€ข Makos, Adam (2019). Spearhead (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 32, 305. ISBN 9780804176729. LCCN 2018039460. OL See more

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    The German army introduced the Hafthohlladung anti-tank weapon in 1942. This consisted of a shaped charge warhead connected โ€ฆ See more

    โ€ข Panzer III
    โ€ข Panzer IV
    โ€ข Panther
    โ€ข Tiger I - mid and late production models only See more

    โ€ข "The history of Zimmerit", panzerworld.net, retrieved 12 December 2009
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  2. Zimmerit in German Use - Tank Encyclopedia

    WebAug 15, 2016 · This unusual material which many tank enthusiasts and modellers have heard of but do not really know much about is as โ€ฆ

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  3. Zimmerit: The Unique Coating Along the Outside of German WWII โ€ฆ

  4. Zimmerit and why - The Tank Museum

    WebMar 16, 2020 · Zimmerit and Why. Published: 16 March 2020. You may notice that the exterior of the Jagdtiger and Production Tiger II have an unusual texture. This is Zimmerit โ€“ a protective layer to decrease the โ€ฆ

  5. Zimmerit - Panzerworld

    WebFeb 20, 2023 · The material developed by Zimmer AG was named Zimmerit and consisted of: Made from barium treated with sulpheric acid H 2 SO โ€ฆ

  6. Zimmerit: Explore Purpose of Rough Texture on German Tanks

  7. Why have Germans used Zimmerit on their Tanks? โ€“ Engineerine

  8. Battledetective Battle Relic

    WebFile No.: Battle Relic # 29 Title: "Zimmerit" Investigation made at: An undisclosed location in the Netherlands Period Covered: 1942 - SEP 1944 Date: NOV 2011 to JAN 2017 Case Classification: Study of a chemical โ€ฆ

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  10. Zimmerit in Soviet and German tests - Tank Encyclopedia

    WebAug 29, 2016 · Far from thinking it to be a fire hazard, the Soviets initially suspected Zimmerit was some form of protection from incendiary bottles or camouflage, two things the British also considered later. German records โ€ฆ

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