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Personal armor is a type of light armor used to protect police forces, private citizens and private security guards or bodyguards, whereas hard-plate reinforced vests are mainly worn by combat soldiers, police tactical units and hostage rescue teams. HistoryGreek Mycenaean 1400 BC armor.Many factors have affected the development of personal armor throughout human history. Significant factors in the development of armor include the economic and technological necessities of armor production. For instance plate armor first appeared in Medieval Europe when water-powered trip hammers made the formation of plates faster and cheaper. Also modern militaries usually do not provide the best armor to their forces since doing so would be prohibitively costly. At times the development of armor has run parallel to the development of increasingly effective weaponry on the battlefield, with armorers seeking to create better protection without sacrificing mobility. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. What if the samurai slashed at it? Or what if the samurai tried to stab and pierce the armor? Asked by Daba D - Wed Jul 9 17:34:05 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. SAPI plates are porcelain composite material. From a totally hypothetical standpoint (since we're talking Samurai vs IBA) yes, the Samurai is going to go for limb or head separation. Slashing would possibly expose the SAPI at best, and render the vest obsolete at worst. Stab and pierce would compromise the vest as well, although not manufactured for knife and stab protection your standard IBA is going to afford you more protection than not wearing anything at all. Since this is hypothetical anyway, a person wearing IBA would VERY likely have a sidearm, or better yet a carbine or rifle. A person, seeing aformentioned Samurai approaching, would engage them at best distance with aforementioned firearm, rendering this entire argument moot as… [cont.] Answered by MJKMFDM - Wed Jul 9 17:53:25 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "body armor" |
