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100
earliest armour
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 armor
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/ -
300
Bronze age armour
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/ -
300
Greek hoplite.
Greek hoplite during the bronze age. -
400
scaled chinese armour.
Recreated chinese scaled armour. -
400
Chinese armour.
Chinese woven leather armour. -
400
chinese scaled paper armour
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/ -
500
Cataphracts
Cataphracts were a deadly and intimidating force on the batlefeild starting from 600 B.C..http://allempires.com/article/index.php?q=cataphracts -
550
Roman army
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 -
Jul 1, 700
chinese armour
The chinese had discovered bronze and iron to use in their armours.http://armor.angelintelligence.com/2015/03/21/the-evolution-of-body-armor/ -
Jul 1, 1000
Full Pate armour of the Medival times
Full plate became a cheap effective way for making armour for knights of the middle ages.http://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages -
Jul 1, 1000
Jousting.
Jousting in full plate became a favoured pass time. -
Jul 1, 1096
The Crusades
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 -
Aug 28, 1100
Samurais
Samurais were the dominant fighting force in japan in the 12th centuryhttp://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido -
Jul 1, 1300
Chainmail.
KNight in full chainmail. -
Introduction of Firearms
Firearms completley change war forever. Metal armour was usless against them and soilders instead relied on heavy woolen coats to protect themselves. -
Bear hunting suit
A bear hunting suit from the 1800's -
First bulletproof vest
Cazimir Zelgen invents the first bulletproof vest after his brother was shot and killedhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4625858 -
German trench coat
German trench coats were heavy woolen coats that protected againt knives in close combat. -
Soviet armour.
The soviets were the first to introduce the metal beast plate on the modern battlefeild. -
Flak Jacket
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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Body Armour
Evolution of body armour -
Kevlar is introduced into the modern battlefeild
Kevlar "made of tightly woven material fabrics" is introduced into the modern battlefeild.http://www.fibreglast.com/category/Kevlar -
Cataphracts
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 -
Chainmail is spread throuought europe.
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 -
Armour of the future.
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
