Editing Glacis (section)

==Armored vehicles==
[[File:Icon tank body.png|thumb|left|250px|The glacis of a [[tank]]'s armor is the sloped part at the front, marked in red.]]
The term ''glacis plate'' describes the sloped front-most section of the hull of a [[tank]] or other armored fighting vehicle,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Encarta Online Dictionary |url=http://ca.encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861675459 |title=Glacis plate |date=14 December 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524175858/https://www.webcitation.org/5kwq0aRcn?url=http://ca.encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx%3Frefid=1861675459 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref> often composed of upper and lower halves.  In a head-on-head armored engagement, the glacis plate is the largest and most obvious target available to an enemy gunner.

[[Sloped armour]] has two advantages: many projectiles will deflect rather than penetrate; those that attempt to will have to travel on a longer diagonal route through any given thickness of armor than if it were perpendicular to their trajectory.

[[Anti-tank mine]]s that employ a [[tilt-rod fuze]] are also designed to detonate directly underneath the glacis plate. As a result, it is generally the thickest, most robust armored section of a tank, followed by the turret face and [[gun mantlet]].
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