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  2. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Much like most Terraria items, armor and accessories can be crafted, found around the world, and obtained from defeating bosses. [citation needed] Players can encounter many different types of enemies in Terraria, the occurrence of which depends on several factors including time, location, and random events. [3]

  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. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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    Body armor is always a compromise: mobility and comfort (and with it speed and stamina) are inevitably sacrificed to some degree when greater protection is achieved. This is a point of contention in the U.S. armed forces, with some favoring less armor in order to maintain mobility and others wanting as much protection as is practical.

  7. Armour-piercing ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour. [1]The first, major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warships and cause damage to their lightly armoured interiors.

  8. 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.

  9. 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 ...