Flak jackets
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Jerarquía
Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Costume (Hierarchy Name) > costume (mode of fashion) > <costume by function> > protective wear > armor (protective wear) > <armor by form> > body armor > <body armor: torso>
Descripción
Protective garments consisting of overlapping plates of steel, aluminum, or bonded fiberglass attached within a nylon jacket. They were developed during the Second World War to protect aircraft crews against fragments from antiaircraft shells, and are now also widely used by ground combat personnel.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- kogelvrije vesten [nl]
- gilets de protection [fr]
- chaquetas antiaéreas [es]
- flak jacket [en]
- flak vests [en]
- fragmentation vests [en]
- jackets, flak [en]
- vest, flak [en]
- vests, flak [en]
- vests, fragmentation [en]
- kogelvrij vest [nl]
- gilet de protection [fr]
- chaqueta antiaérea [es]
- chaleco de protección [es]