Why a textile is better armor against Mother Nature than, well... armor
An armored vehicle is built to withstand the impact of bullets, shell fragments, and other projectiles, but it’s no match for the elements.
Severe temperatures, precipitation, humidity, pollution, UV rays… they all take their toll on metals, even armor plating. And once rust and corrosion start, the problem accelerates until the metal weakens and ballistic protection degrades.
“The use of equipment covers has been found to enhance corrosion-resistance of equipment by reducing exposure to things such as temperature, relative humidity, sulfur dioxide deposition, chloride ion deposition, and ultraviolet rays.”
Fortunately there’s a way to protect military vehicles from the elements. Thanks to improvements in technical textiles, an advanced protective cover offers a whole new level of protection. The key is air-permeability which allows moisture to escape as vapor. (Old textiles trap that moisture until it turns back into liquid and drops back onto the vehicle, which promotes rather than prevents corrosion.)
Cocoon’s patented covers feature a combination of three textiles laminated into a single-layer cover material. The central feature, quite literally, is a membrane with more than a billion pores per sq. inch. The membrane allows the cover to be waterproof and air-permeable all at the same time. It also filters out contaminates down to 0.3 microns which includes pollutants, “moon dust” and more. And Cocoon covers also repel fluids, oils, lubricants than can contaminate covers and add to their weight.
While it’s tempting to think military vehicles don’t need a cover because they’re so rugged, the reality is that they are the most important vehicles to cover because their structural integrity is what protects our warfighters.
To learn more, visit our website or give us a call to learn more about ways you can protect your assets from the elements.