Airsoft International – July 2018

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The development of body armour pretty much paralleled

the development of weapons, the better the weapon the

better the protection, however today's body armour does

have its limitations as manufactures strive to offer the

best battle field protection without sacrificing mobility.

However the modern battle field didn't really see the

implementation of personal body armour until after

the Vietnam War where it was realised fromreturning

casualties that the biggest threat to soldiers was from

fragments, not bullets.

Today's body armour can be split into two very

different categories non-plated personal armour

(soft armour) designed to protect against slashing,

bludgeoning and penetrating attacks from small calibre

fire arms and small fragments from explosives or hard

plate armour to protect against larger ballistic threats

on the battle field. On the skirmish field body armour

serves no purpose at all, but players the World over

adopt plate carriers for three main reasons, looking

good, carrying equipment and looking good.

PART 6

BODY ARMOUR HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 400 BC. KNOWN AS CHAINMAIL. IT IS BELIEVED TO

HAVE BEEN FIRST USED ON THE BAT TLE FIELD BY THE CELTIC IN AROUND 500 BC. HOWEVER

THE FOREFATHER OF PL ATE BODY ARMOUR DIDN'T SURFACE UNTIL MEDIEVAL EUROPE IN OR

AROUND THE 5TH CENTURY.

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