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  2. Armies of the Rus' principalities - Wikipedia

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    Before Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' in the 13th century, a Rus' prince would be accompanied by his druzhina, a small retinue of heavy cavalry, [1] who would often fight dismounted (eq. Battle on the Ice). Massively heavy armor was used, mostly Scandinavian-style. [2]

  3. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Later armets have a visor. A stereotypical knight's helm. Favoured in Italy. Close helmet or close helm: 15th to 16th century: A bowl helmet with a moveable visor, very similar visually to an armet and often the two are confused. However, it lacks the hinged cheekplates of an armet and instead has a movable bevor, hinged in common with the ...

  4. 6B45 ballistic vest - Wikipedia

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    The basic issued variant of 6B45 has a weight of approximately 8 kg. The basic issued variant of the body armor includes: a body armor cover (with MOLLE system on front sides and back), a collar protecting against fragments, anti-fragmentation bags on the sides with a fairly large protection area, rear and front class 5A armor plates, an emergency release device and a removable ventilation and ...

  5. Military of Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia

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    Rider armour and horse equipment. Iron, 12th–13th centuries, Lypovets, Vinnytsia Oblast, mound 264, military burial. Hermitage Museum.. Before Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' in the 13th century, a Prince would be accompanied by his druzhyna, a small retinue of heavy cavalry, [5] who would often fight dismounted (eq. Battle on the Ice).

  6. 6B23 ballistic vest - Wikipedia

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    They are located on the chest, back and sides. The 6B23-1 configuration has a steel chest armor plate, and the 6B23-2 uses a Granit-4M ceramic plate on the chest and steel on the back. Weight, depending on the panels used, ranges from 4 to 10.2 kg. [3] [1] The cover comes in several camouflage patterns, mainly VSR-98 Flora pattern and EMR ...

  7. Bogatyr - Wikipedia

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    Knight (Vityaz) at the Crossroads, Viktor Vasnetsov (1882), Russian Museum. Many Rus epic poems, called bylinas (Ukrainian: билини; Russian: былины), prominently featured stories about these heroes, as did several chronicles, including the 13th century Galician–Volhynian Chronicle.

  8. KBS Strelok - Wikipedia

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    The kit was first presented at the Army 2023 exhibition. [2] Kalashnikov Concern started deliveries of KBS Strelok to the Army of Russian Federation in early December 2023, [3] with a goal of delivering 25,000 sets by the end of the year. [1] [4] On 11 January 2024, Kalasnikov reported that all 25,000 sets of equipment were delivered to the ...

  9. Zabralo ballistic vests - Wikipedia

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    They who became the support of the Russian military-industrial complex after the country began to emerge from the crisis. [1] "Zabralo" ballistic vests were created by 1999 to be a part of basic set of personal equipment "Barmitsa", a program predecessor of Ratnik. [1] They were created as a replacement for the 6B3, 6B4 and 6B5 vests. [2]