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SIDE ARMOUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Protective Clothing
- Military Equipment
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ballistic plate
1, record 1, English, ballistic%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ballistic armour plate 2, record 1, English, ballistic%20armour%20plate
correct
- ballistic armor plate 3, record 1, English, ballistic%20armor%20plate
correct
- armour plate 4, record 1, English, armour%20plate
- armor plate 3, record 1, English, armor%20plate
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frag vests with ballistic (armour) plates are the primary source of protection against shrapnel and small arms projectiles. ... The ballistic plates can be steel, ceramic or high performance polyethylene ... 5, record 1, English, - ballistic%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whilst soft flexible body armour can defeat most handgun and sub-machine gun threats, the stopping of high velocity rifle rounds demands a ballistic plate. Almost obsolete steel plates have given way to ceramics and composite materials which are unlikely to cause secondary injury from fragments. Armour plates are placed in pockets in the soft armour carrier, normally to protect chest and back, however the customer may specify additional pockets for smaller side plates... where the vest design permits this. For those vests which do not incorporate chest/back pockets a throw over plate carrying bib is available. 4, record 1, English, - ballistic%20plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vêtements de protection
- Matériel militaire
- Police
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque de protection balistique
1, record 1, French, plaque%20de%20protection%20balistique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaque balistique 2, record 1, French, plaque%20balistique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La principale source de protection contre les fragments et les projectiles d’armes légères est la veste pare-éclats avec plaques de protection balistique. [...] Ces plaques sont soit en acier, en céramique ou en polyéthylène haute performance [...] 3, record 1, French, - plaque%20de%20protection%20balistique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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