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BR PLATE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
  • Protective Clothing
DEF

[The] plates ... added to the FPV [fragmentation protective vest] front and rear pockets to enhance the protection level of vital organs against more lethal threats including 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm rounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
  • Vêtements de protection
DEF

Plaques [...] ajoutées dans les poches avant et arrière de la veste pare-éclats afin de mieux protéger les organes vitaux contre des armes plus meurtrières telles que les cartouches 7,62 mm et 5,56 mm.

Spanish

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