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  2. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Terraria is a 2D sandbox game with gameplay that revolves around exploration, building, crafting, combat, survival, and mining, playable in both single-player and multiplayer modes. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The game has a 2D sprite tile-based graphical style reminiscent of the 16-bit sprites found on the Super NES . [ 4 ]

  3. Proofing (armour) - Wikipedia

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    As firearms emerged as battlefield weapons, armour would be tested against them, as well, from which came the modern term "bulletproof". [citation needed] In Japan the testing of armor by arrow or a musket ball is called tameshi with the tested armor being called tameshi gusoku. [1]

  4. Ballistic plate - Wikipedia

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    A pair of Small Arms Protective Insert plates, circa April 2006. These were issued to US Army units, before being replaced by the ESAPI. A ballistic plate, also known as an armour plate, is a protective armoured plate inserted into a carrier or bulletproof vest, that can be used stand-alone, or in conjunction with other armour.

  5. Bulletproofing - Wikipedia

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    Bullet-resistant body armor has been in use since about 1984. When law enforcement began wearing body armor, there was a dramatic drop in officer deaths, saving over 3,000 lives. [citation needed] The National Institute of Justice first developed standards for ballistic resistant body armor in the 1970s. The standards have been revised five ...

  6. Category:Ballistic vests - Wikipedia

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  7. Bulletproof vest - Wikipedia

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    The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) in MultiCam, as issued to United States Army soldiers. A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armor designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragments to the torso.

  8. Bomb suit - Wikipedia

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    The materials needed to make bomb suits protective do not release body heat generated by the wearer. [1] The result can be heat stress, which can lead to illness and disorientation, reducing the wearer's ability to accomplish the task. [1] [2] [3] [11] The most recent models of bomb suits include battery-operated cooling systems to prevent heat ...

  9. Jack of plate - Wikipedia

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    Unlike plate they made no attempt to be bulletproof. [4] Jacks were often made from recycled pieces of older plate armor, including damaged brigandines and cuirasses cut into small squares. [5] The image opposite shows the internal construction of a reproduction jack being made by a member of The Tudor Group.