A History of the Development of an Armor Ensemble for Mine Clearance Personnel

Abstract

Mine clearance teams have always tried to adapt available armor clothing to their operations with varying degrees of success. The report is concerned with the history of the development of a full body coverage armor for mine clearance personnel to satisfy military requirements. Discussions are concerned with the hazards of mine clearance vulnerable body areas, operational concepts, design, protective characteristics and fabrication of the ensemble, and its evaluation. A summary of recent armor material developments and typical applications is included. These materials may be applied to any future concepts for full body armor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0729353

Entities

People

  • Abraham L. Lastnik

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Body Armor
  • Body Regions
  • Clothing
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • Fabrics
  • Geography
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design