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GILET PARE-BALLES COMBAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Clothing (Military)
OBS

combat body armour; CBA: designations standardized by NATO.

CONT

In the British armed forces[,] body armour has gone through a similar evolution. Steel helmets, which had been standard-issue since World War I, were replaced in the 1980s by the first of a series of helmets fabricated of nylon. In the late 1980s a lightweight combat body armour (CBA) was introduced, consisting of a vest with soft ballistic filler capable of protecting against fragments and 9-mm pistol rounds.

Key term(s)
  • combat body armor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Habillement (Militaire)
OBS

gilet pare-balles de combat; CBA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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