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An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, suicide vest or bomb vest) is an improvised explosive device, a belt or a vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers. Explosive belts are usually packed with ball bearings , nails , screws , bolts, and other objects that serve as shrapnel to maximize the number of ...
New leather contains natural oils that help make the leather soft and supple. The oils are volatile and evaporate over time. This causes the leather to shrink and stiffen, and sometimes to crack. Conditioning restores moisture, brings out natural colors, and extends the life of the leather. [1] [2] [3] A very old and widely used conditioner is ...
U.S. Army soldier wearing a flak jacket in 1971, during the Vietnam War The two components of an obsolete British military flak vest. On the left, the nylon vest. On the right, the 12 layers of ballistic nylon that provide the actual protection. A flak jacket or flak vest is a form of body armor.
The Improved Modular Tactical Vest (IMTV) is the newest and most advanced vest in Marine inventories, with better protection and mobility than previous vests and a quick-release. The Improved Scalable Plate Carrier was developed for troops in Afghanistan because of concerns of excessive weight limiting mobility, especially in mountainous terrain.
Since Mr Eastman's 2012 A-2 reference book [6] five more A-2 contracts have been found: The Rough Wear 42-1671P by John Chapman of Good Wear Leather Coat Co. fame, [7] the 1943 V505 by Vintage Leather Jacket (VLJ) member dinomartino1 noted above, and the Goldsmith 31-1897, Werber 32-6225, and 1942 V505 all by VLJ member 33-1729. [8]
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.
An unprotected bomb disposal party working on an enemy weapon dropped near Algiers, November 1942. In photos of early missions to defuse unexploded bombs, [7] the men are not wearing any protective gear. In fact, they are often shirtless to cope with the heat generated by the manual labor of digging around the devices before they could be defused.
A conditioner is something that improves the quality of another item. Conditioner may refer to: Conditioner (chemistry) Conditioner (farming) Air conditioner; Fabric conditioner; Hair conditioner; Leather conditioner; Power conditioner; The apparatus that contains most of the resurfacing components on an ice resurfacer