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Earliest examples of body armour were made from animal hides dating back to 5000 B.C.http://armor.angelintelligence.com/2015/03/21/the-evolution-of-body-armor/
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Leather armour was made from animal hides using more precise techniques using resins and straps.http://armor.angelintelligence.com/2015/03/21/the-evolution-of-body-armor/
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Bronze was the very first metal to be crafted due to its malebility starting during the bronze age in 1550 B.C..http://armor.angelintelligence.com/2015/03/21/the-evolution-of-body-armor/
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Greek hoplite during the bronze age.
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Recreated chinese scaled armour.
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Chinese woven leather armour.
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The ingenious Chinese scaled paper armour. Made out of layered paper covered in thick resins. It was very inexpensive and very effect at blocking crossbow and longbow arrows.http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/topic/2616-paper-armour/
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Cataphracts were a deadly and intimidating force on the batlefeild starting from 600 B.C..http://allempires.com/article/index.php?q=cataphracts
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Roman armour consisted of big metal strips in a fish scale like pattern. Typically they still used an updated style of a greek breastplate.http://www.unrv.com/military/legionary-weapons-equipment.php
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The chinese had discovered bronze and iron to use in their armours.http://armor.angelintelligence.com/2015/03/21/the-evolution-of-body-armor/
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Full plate became a cheap effective way for making armour for knights of the middle ages.http://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages
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Jousting in full plate became a favoured pass time.
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Chainmail became a favourite armour among the knights of the crusades due to it effectivness againt slashing weapons and arrows.http://www.umich.edu/~eng415/timeline/summaries/First_Crusade.htm
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Samurais were the dominant fighting force in japan in the 12th centuryhttp://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido
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KNight in full chainmail.
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Firearms completley change war forever. Metal armour was usless against them and soilders instead relied on heavy woolen coats to protect themselves.
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A bear hunting suit from the 1800's
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Cazimir Zelgen invents the first bulletproof vest after his brother was shot and killedhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4625858
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German trench coats were heavy woolen coats that protected againt knives in close combat.
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The soviets were the first to introduce the metal beast plate on the modern battlefeild.
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Flak jackets that were used during the vietnam war that protected from shrapnel but not from bullets.http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war
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Evolution of body armour
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Kevlar "made of tightly woven material fabrics" is introduced into the modern battlefeild.http://www.fibreglast.com/category/Kevlar
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Cataphracts were essentially the first tanks on the battlefeild. The Byzantine cataphract shown here is perhaps one of the most iconic in history due to their reputation for being the best during this time.http://allempires.com/article/index.php?q=cataphracts
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Chainmail was thought to have been created by the Celts during Roman times. After the fall of the Roman Empire it became very uncommon until around 1000 A.D.http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/chainmaille_history.htm
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President Obama claims that the work for an actual iron man suit is under development.http://sploid.gizmodo.com/obama-says-us-army-is-building-real-iron-man-and-no-he-1532582334
