Protective Garments for Public Officials

Abstract

This task has been a 12-month project to develop an inconspicuous, lightweight, external garment (top coat or sport coat) for use by public officials to defeat the .38 caliber special threat. Several promising protective materials were evaluated for their ballistic properties. The material known as PRD-49-IV was superior to all other materials tested, and it was then used to tailor an acceptable external garment. The ballistic penetration tests consisted of firing several types of ballistic projectiles with a threat severity equivalent to or less than that of the 0.38 caliber special at panels of candidate materials. The test conditions were compatible with National Bureau of Standards requirements. Blunt trauma effects were observed in animals wearing panels of protective material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA089163

Entities

People

  • Clarence E. Hawkins
  • Michael A. Goldfarb
  • Nicholas Montanarelli
  • Terrance F. Ciurej

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Armor
  • Bone Fractures
  • Fabrics
  • Fibers
  • Heart
  • Law Enforcement
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Partial Pressure
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Standards
  • Textiles
  • Thoracic Injuries
  • Thorax
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.