cope cage

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(slang, pejorative, military) An improvised kit of slat armor, consisting of a cage-like defensive structure placed upon an armoured vehicle as protection against explosive devices or loitering munitions.

The nickname is “the cope cage,” to allow the crew to cope with the [[w:FGM-148 Javelin

Origin: Coined in 2022 to refer to the structures placed on Russian tank turrets during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The word cope is used mockingly (referring to the slang meaning of cope: "delusion, coping mechanism"), as the cages were perceived to be ineffective against much of the weaponry used by the Ukrainian forces, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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