Lower front plateLFP
The strip of hull armor below the upper glacis, usually the flattest and thinnest part of a vehicle's front.
Also known as LFP, lower plate, lower glacis.
The upper front plate is normally thick and steeply sloped. The lower one sits closer to vertical because the vehicle has to drive over things, so it is where most frontal shots are aimed.
It is also the part a vehicle can hide. Parking behind a low obstacle, angling, or simply pointing the hull slightly away covers the lower plate and forces the shooter onto armor they may not defeat.
Related terms
Weak spotA part of a vehicle noticeably thinner than the armor around it, where a gun that cannot defeat the front can still get through.AnglingTurning a vehicle so incoming shells meet its plates at an angle, multiplying effective armor without changing a single stat.Hull downSitting behind a rise so only the turret is exposed, using gun depression to shoot over it while the hull stays protected.Armor thicknessThe nominal thickness of a plate in millimetres, before any angle is taken into account.