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What does armor mean?

Armor is armor.

Armor, as a protective weapon for soldiers, plays an extremely important role in the era of cold weapons. Similar to the body armor in modern wars, it can protect soldiers' bodies from the heavy damage of enemy offensive weapons to a great extent, thus enhancing combat effectiveness and giving the enemy a more violent blow.

The development of China's traditional armor has the unique historical characteristics of China, reaching its peak from the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Armor can enhance the fighting capacity of "defensive counterattack" The appearance of armor is closely related to the emergence of private ownership at the end of primitive society, the increasing frequency of wars and the increasingly sharp offensive weapons. Therefore, armor has been used for thousands of years, during which the shape of armor has been continuously improved, and the materials used to make armor are also diverse, and its protective function has gradually improved.