Personal protective body armour
bookPart
Benefit (protection) and drawbacks (functional obstruction, physiological impairment) of body armour are discussed. The mechanism of physiological impairment seems to be rather straightforward and can be explained by an impairment of heat exchange. However, protection and functional obstruction are still subject to dispute, mainly where the conversion of experimental individual data to overall military performance is concerned.
TNO Identifier
3596
Publisher
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source title
Handbook on Clothing: Biomedical Effects of Military Clothing and Equipment Systems
Editor(s)
Holmes, G.T.
Marsh, P.L.
Vanggaard, L.
Doucet, J.
Behmann, F.W.
Marsh, P.L.
Vanggaard, L.
Doucet, J.
Behmann, F.W.
Place of publication
Brussels
Pages
219-234
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