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mantlet

[′mant·lət]
(ordnance)
Protective shield or armor, as in front of a gun, or attached to the front of a tank.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

chemise

A wall (often concentric with the keep) built around a medieval fortification of a bastion or keep.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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