NATO targets

{{short description|Standard armoured targets}}

NATO targets are a series of standard armoured targets defined by NATO designed to test the armour penetration of weapons. The purpose of the triple heavy target is to represent the difficulty a projectile would face in penetrating the skirt, roadwheel, and hull of a Soviet tank.{{cite book|last=Kelley|first=Orr|title=King of the Killing Zone|year=1989|isbn=0-393-02648-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/kingofkillingzon00kell/page/176 176]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/kingofkillingzon00kell/page/176}}

They are defined as:

class=wikitable ! Target type	Angle of target {{clarification needed|date=June 2023}}	First plate thickness	First plate hardness	First air gap	Second plate thickness	Second plate hardness	Second air gap	Third plate thickness	Third plate hardness
Single medium	60°	130 mm
Single heavy	60°	150 mm	260-300 kp/mm2
Double medium	60°	40 mm		150 mm	90 mm
Double heavy	60°	40 mm	308-353 kp/mm2	150 mm	110 mm	260-300 kp/mm2
Triple medium	65°	10 mm		330 mm	25 mm		330 mm	60 mm
Triple heavy	65°	10 mm	412-438 kp/mm2	330 mm	25 mm	100-122 kp/mm2	330 mm	80 mm	308-353 kp/mm2