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flak jacket

armor

Also known as: flak suit

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development of body armour

In armour: The return of body armour
…that conflict wore heavy “flak jackets” designed to protect against fragmentation from air-defense guns.
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history of bulletproof vest

In bulletproof vest
These “flak jackets” were flexible enough to permit relatively free movement by the wearer while affording him adequate protection against shell fragments. They could not stop an armour-piercing bullet, however.
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