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'''''Armor''''' (also spelled Armour) is a protective layer of material used to protect something from damage. Some types of armor includes armor for buildings, armor for vehicles and armor for personnel (generally referred to as body | '''''Armor''''' (also spelled Armour) is a protective layer of material used to protect something from damage. Some types of armor includes armor for buildings, armor for vehicles and armor for personnel (generally referred to as body armor). This will focus mostly on body armor. | ||
== Types of Body Armor == | == Types of Body Armor == | ||
Numerous forms of body armor have been developed over the millennia by civilizations with various levels of technology and resources on hand. | Numerous forms of body armor have been developed over the millennia by civilizations with various levels of technology and resources on hand. | ||
*Leather | *Leather armor | ||
*Padded cloth armor | *Padded cloth armor | ||
*Paper | *Paper armor | ||
*Scale armor | *Scale armor | ||
*Bamboo | *Bamboo armor | ||
*[[Helmet]]s | *[[Helmet]]s | ||
*[[Mail]] | *[[Mail]] | ||
*Laminar armor | *Laminar armor | ||
*Lamellar armor | |||
*[[Samurai]] armor | *[[Samurai]] armor | ||
*Brigandine | *Brigandine | ||
*Plate | *Plate armor | ||
*Ceramic armor | |||
*Ballistic vests | *Ballistic vests | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 8 June 2015
Armor (also spelled Armour) is a protective layer of material used to protect something from damage. Some types of armor includes armor for buildings, armor for vehicles and armor for personnel (generally referred to as body armor). This will focus mostly on body armor.
Types of Body Armor
Numerous forms of body armor have been developed over the millennia by civilizations with various levels of technology and resources on hand.
- Leather armor
- Padded cloth armor
- Paper armor
- Scale armor
- Bamboo armor
- Helmets
- Laminar armor
- Lamellar armor
- Samurai armor
- Brigandine
- Plate armor
- Ceramic armor
- Ballistic vests