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flak jacket

armor
Also known as: flak suit
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  • Armour
    armour
    / The return of body armour

    …that conflict wore heavy ā€œflak jacketsā€ designed to protect against fragmentation from air-defense guns.

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    …that conflict wore heavy ā€œflak jacketsā€ designed to protect against fragmentation from air-defense guns.

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  • Bulletproof vest
    bulletproof vest

    These ā€œflak jacketsā€ were flexible enough to permit relatively free movement by the wearer while affording him adequate protection against shell fragments. They could not stop an armour-piercing bullet, however.

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    These ā€œflak jacketsā€ were flexible enough to permit relatively free movement by the wearer while affording him adequate protection against shell fragments. They could not stop an armour-piercing bullet, however.

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