Pike Nose
A pike nose (from ) is a configuration of vehicle armour in which an armoured vehicle's frontal armour consists of three angular plates put together to form a cone-like shape, similar to the nose of a Pike (fish), pike, from which the name stems. Often welded, it can also be cast. The design allows for very effective Sloped armour, frontal angling of the armour plates, increasing protection from the front. The pike nose has appeared on armoured vehicles since World War I, but the design gained popularity following World War II, with heavy tank designs such as the Soviet IS-3. Following the obsolescence of heavy tanks, however, the design has become rare in modern times, only rarely appearing on light vehicles. History The first tank to feature a pike nose was the German A7V, Sturmpanzerwagen A7V of World War I. The sloping of its frontal armour plates was, however, subtle and not very "pike like". The first vehicles to feature a traditional pike nose were some of the concepts ...
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