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The proofing of armour is testing armour for its defensive ability, most commonly the historical testing of plate armour and mail (armour). In the early...

up proofing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proofing may refer to: Proofing (armour), the testing of armour for its defensive ability Proofing (baking...

October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2021. "Ceramic Transparent Armor May Replace "Bullet-Proof Glass"". Archived from the original on August 30, 2011....

Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing...

penetrate common armour at very close range. Infantry armour had to compromise between protection and coverage, as a full suit of attack-proof armour would be...

armour Armour-piercing (AP) Armour-piercing ballistic capped (APBC) - a shot with a cover to improve aerodynamics Armour-piercing capped (APC) Armour-piercing...

recorded as testing his armour against gun-fire. Similarly, in 1590 Henry Lee of Ditchley expected his Greenwich armour to be "pistol proof". Its actual effectiveness...

for protection. Lamellar armour was supplemented by scale armour since the Warring States period or earlier. Partial plate armour was popular from the Eastern...

Lamellar armour Mirror armour (supplementary plates worn over mail) Scale armour Splint armour Transitional armour Others: Cataphract Proofing (armour) Ring...

Arrian recorded that the armour was shot-proof, and remarkably well fitted. In Mahabharata, there are much evidence of using armour during the battles. Kavacha...

Kennedy, had reported that the Kelly gang had successfully made bullet-proof armour out of agricultural equipment and were planning another raid. On 25 June...

without armour, a fragmentation vest with soft composite armour but no hard plates, a plate carrier with no soft armour, and a full body armour system...

Armour in the 18th century was minimalist and restricted almost entirely to cavalry, primarily to cuirassiers and, to a lesser degree, carabiniers and...

A jack of plate is a type of armour made up of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas. They were commonly referred to simply as a "jack"...

dou (胴) "breastplate, cuirass" is one of the major components of Japanese armour worn by the samurai and ashigaru or foot soldiers of feudal Japan. The predecessor...

Plastic armour (also known as plastic protection) was a type of vehicle armour originally developed for merchant ships by Edward Terrell of the British...

the T-111 (or T-46-5), the first attempt at a Soviet tank with "shell-proof" armour, effective against more than just small arms. The engine and gun were...

can be used stand-alone, or in conjunction with other armour. "Hard armour" usually denotes armour that uses ballistic plates. It serves to defeat higher...

Body armor, personal armor (also spelled armour), armored suit (armoured) or coat of armor, among others, is armor for a person's body: protective clothing...

kilometres; good yet safe visibility; an emitter-receiver radio set; gas-proof armour; gun stabilisation; a smoke screen capacity and a searchlight. Having...