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  2. Japanese armour - Wikipedia

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    A man wearing Samurai armor and jinbaori (sleeveless jacket) turns around, 2019. Scholars agree that Japanese armour first appeared in the 4th century, with the discovery of the cuirass and basic helmets in graves. [1] During the Heian period (794–1185), the unique Japanese samurai armour ō-yoroi and dō-maru appeared. [2]

  3. Kikko (Japanese armour) - Wikipedia

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    Kikko armor was made for every class of samurai or soldier, high or low. George Cameron Stone [3] referred to kikko as "brigandine" when he said "in Japan, brigandines were often used". He further described this "brigandine" as "small hexagons", "the plates [being] of steel or hard leather", and that "occasionally they covered the whole body".

  4. Tankō - Wikipedia

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    Another Japanese armor type from the Kofun period, the keikō ("hanging armor"). The type was also used in Japan as armor for mounted forces as the use of cavalry in warfare increased in importance. [1] The difference between the tankō and keikō lies in the upper chest area of the armor, which in the keikō variant included a protective ...

  5. Auxiliary armour (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    The six major articles or components of Japanese armour (hei-no-rokugu, roku gu, or roku gusoku) are the dou or dō (chest armour), kabuto (helmet), mengu (facial armour), kote (armoured sleeves), sune-ate (shin armour), and the hai-date (thigh armour). [1] [2] [3] Additional armour protection was available for the neck, armpit, chest, waist ...

  6. Lamellar armour - Wikipedia

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    Lamellar armour reached Japan around the 5th century, predating the rise of the samurai caste. [4] Early Japanese lamellar armour, called keiko, took the form of a sleeveless jacket and a helmet. [9] The middle of the Heian period was when lamellar armour started to take the shape that would be associated with samurai armour.

  7. List of equipment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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    Japanese version of Kevlar PASGT helmet, replacing Type 66 helmet. Combat Bullet-Proof Vest Bullet-proof vest The first body armor to be fully introduced by the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1992. It is one piece of equipment adopted as part of the combat wear set, and is modeled after the US military's PASGT. Type 2 bullet-proof vest

  8. Category:Japanese armour - Wikipedia

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  9. List of armoured fighting vehicles used by the Imperial ...

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    This is a list of armour used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The present list also includes other military armoured vehicles in use at the time ( armoured personnel carriers , armoured cars , armoured trains , etc.).