"Armor Abrams proved its reliability during the wars in Iraq during 1991 and 2003, where it will withstand contact with the Soviet 125 mm shells in 1973 edition".
They where designed already to take a direct hit, from a 120 mm round. My cousin is the military. He just joined back, in the Army, he is training to be a helo operator, he may get Apaches. He told me, dont believe the specs, cause its a lot more than they put out. The new block 3 Apache is 70% tougher they say, and much faster now. He was the one who told me, it may survive a belly hit, from a tank shell. I dont know, but you are right, I am in love with the Darwin Bark spider. Just because of the energy it can absorb. If we have something 10 times stronger, well we will know, our boys will have a better chance coming home. Also, I just read, the Abrams can absorb a RPG molten round also. I dint know that before. But, I did know, they can take a 120 mm shell hit with a high probability of survival.