| The importance of bullet-proof armor has
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| | effective at protecting its wearer.
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| made it a key component to many police
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| | However, this made them slow and often
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| and military operations. Important
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| | hard to move. Weapons did eventually take
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| questions to ask are, "Can my life be
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| | away its advantage.Plate armor was
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| protected by such armor?", "Will the
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| | effective against both slashing and some
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| weight outweigh the safety value?", and
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| | blunt weapons, but was susceptible to
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| "What types of armors were used
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| | arrows, crossbow bolts, and other
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| successfully in the past?"
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| | piercing weapons (such as military hammer
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| 1) What armor was used in World War II?
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| | which was specifically designed to
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| There was some German use in the First
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| | penetrate plate armor.). During medieval
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| World War, but it was deemed too bulky
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| | times Tou had different kinds of armors
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| and generally ineffective at stopping
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| | like leather, iron ring and plate armors.
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| bullets. The steel helmet was the only
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| | The biggest plate armors protected the
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| widely used personal armor used in the
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| | entire body, even the knee and elbow
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| Second World War. Some B-17 and B-24
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| | joints since it had a ring mail under the
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| flight crews had plating in their flight
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| | plates. It was very cumbersome and heavy
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| suits. On the west allied side (USA &
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| | and made its user very sluggish in the
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| Great Britain) we have the light tank M3
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| | saddle.
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| Lee, the Grant, the medium tank Sherman &
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| | 4) Are bullet-proof vests really
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| the heavy tank M26 Pershing. Of course
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| | bullet-proof? Yes, and they save police
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| there were a lot of other models but
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| | and soldiers and marines every day. There
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| these where the most famous. Especially
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| | are varying degrees of protection - there
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| the Sherman that was the backbone of the
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| | are some soft, light vests which protect
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| armor fleet. Russia received a lot of
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| | against pistol bullets, and there are
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| tanks from the US but also produced their
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| | heavier vests with plate inserts that
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| own like the famous (and very good) T-34.
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| | protect against rifle and machinegun
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| Other models where the JS-2 & KV-1, both
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| | bullets. A basic vest can stop low
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| heavy tanks. Germany had models like the
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| | caliber bullets like the 9 mm pistol
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| panther, the tiger & king tiger.
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| | ammunition but it cannot stop the high
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| 2) Describe the first known armor used by
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| | velocity bullets fired from rifles like
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| man. That would probably be an animal
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| | the M4 carbine (5.56mm) or AK-47
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| skin thrown about the body of some long
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| | (7.62mm). Vests can be fitted with
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| ago living ancestor that could shield him
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| | ceramic tiles that weigh a couple of
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| from scrapes and sores and bites from
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| | kilos that make them resistant to those
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| animals and enemies. Processed skins,
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| | bullets as well but at the same time it
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| leather, increased the armor rating since
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| | limits that agility of the user.
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| it is more resistant to cuts.Chainmail
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| | 5) When was the first bullet-proof armor?
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| was the first armor. It was effective
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| | What was it called? Its medieval plate
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| against edged weapon.
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| | armor. The makers of suits would fire a
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| 3) What armor was most efficient during
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| | bullet at the breast plate. The dent was
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| medieval times and how well did it
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| | proof it would stop a bullet. Kevlar
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| protect its user? A combination of
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| | (DuPont name for the ballistic fiber)
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| chainmail and plate armor was used. It
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| | vests were the first effective
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| was highly effective at the time. Full
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| | bullet-proof vests.
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| articulated plate armor was the most
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