(thing) by The Custodian Fri Jun 09 2000 at 5:32:23

The term glacis plate in modern military parlance is usually used to refer to the main frontal armor of a main battle tank. The glacis is the plate, usually planar and the thickest armor on the tank, which covers the front of the hull between the tracks and below the main gun.

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