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.
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flak vests
fragmentation vests
jackets, flak
vest, flak
vests, flak
vests, fragmentation
12yrs ago
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