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  • Thumbnail for Plate armour
    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...
    32 KB (3,940 words) - 22:44, 3 July 2024
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    Scale armour is an early form of armour consisting of many individual small armour scales (plates) of various shapes attached to each other and to a backing...
    15 KB (1,911 words) - 09:09, 5 April 2024
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    including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour. The first major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on...
    41 KB (5,315 words) - 03:45, 6 July 2024
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    anklets, and shoes were used. The noble warriors wore ornaments like armlets, bracelets, clasps, necklaces, and various garlands. Armour is discussed...
    15 KB (1,810 words) - 13:03, 22 June 2024
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    extravagant use of colour in general to decorate the steel. Older styles of armour-making, such as Maximilian and Gothic, emphasized the shaping of the metal...
    19 KB (2,713 words) - 13:44, 11 November 2023
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    as safety equipment, such as steel-toe boots, which are required footwear at industrial worksites. Additionally, shoes have often evolved into many different...
    84 KB (9,154 words) - 14:55, 8 July 2024
  • Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. During the Heian...
    44 KB (4,777 words) - 07:13, 9 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Kinetic energy penetrator
    also known as long-rod penetrator (LRP), is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour using a flechette-like, high-sectional density projectile...
    10 KB (1,203 words) - 15:15, 22 April 2024
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    the need to breach the plate armour of men at arms during the 14th and 15th centuries. Generally, the form consisted of a wooden haft some 1.5–2 m (4...
    7 KB (868 words) - 08:56, 4 June 2024
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    kind of split-toed sock that is not meant to be worn alone outdoors, much like regular socks. However, tabi were originally a kind of leather shoe made...
    9 KB (823 words) - 06:49, 13 June 2024
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    Chausses (category Medieval armour)
    used for leg armour; routinely made of mail and referred to as mail chausses. They generally extended well-above the knee, covering most of the leg. Mail...
    3 KB (397 words) - 01:00, 18 May 2024
  • line of basketball shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under the Jordan Brand. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced...
    100 KB (6,616 words) - 22:50, 30 June 2024
  • shoe is an early type of turn shoe. This is the least common type found, but could be less costly, but less protective. Any of these types of shoes may...
    9 KB (1,190 words) - 12:45, 31 January 2024
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    Nashorn (category World War II tank destroyers of Germany)
    round, the Pzgr. 40/43, was capable of penetrating 190 mm of rolled steel armour at a 30° angle of impact at a distance of 1 km.[citation needed] The gun's...
    12 KB (1,199 words) - 22:34, 25 May 2024
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    by 14.5 mm (0.57 in) of steel armour on the front plate of the chassis, and 20 mm (0.79 in) on the turret. This was only capable of stopping artillery fragments...
    79 KB (8,836 words) - 18:02, 9 July 2024
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    The quality of plate armour increases as more armour makers became more proficient in metal working. A suit of plate armour became a symbol of social status...
    58 KB (7,313 words) - 12:26, 26 March 2024
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    what Soviet engineers termed "scale-plate armour": niobium alloy VN5AP and molybdenum disilicide plated steel plates mounted on articulated ceramic bearings...
    8 KB (714 words) - 13:59, 22 June 2024
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    Codpiece (category Western plate armour)
    projection based on a stiff material such as boiled leather, or in plate armour, steel. In the modern era, similar clothing pieces are worn in the leather...
    8 KB (841 words) - 03:29, 20 December 2023
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    the construction of modern reproduction of medieval armour, jewellery and metal couture. Until relatively recently, structural steel connections were...
    38 KB (4,729 words) - 07:08, 10 June 2024
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    Pro-Specs (category Sporting goods manufacturers of South Korea)
    athletic shoe and sportswear manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and clothing for running. Its headquarters are located in Seoul. It is one of brands...
    4 KB (206 words) - 15:48, 20 June 2024
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