Read a book have seen, each soldier's armor is very elaborate, will add silk inside, what is the use?

Cold War era head and torso parts of the protective gear collectively. It has a variety of names, but basically divided into head protection helmet and body armor two parts. Armor can be divided into armor, armor skirt, armor sleeves and accessories several parts. In the early days, people with animal skin wicker, lined with materials such as cloth, wood and other fixed in the torso to protect the attack of weapons. With the development of production technology, the gradual emergence of leather armor, knee armor, copper

(bronze) cast armor. Whole metal hammered plate armor, metal woven lock armor and so on. Earlier bronze armor appeared in Asia. Around 2600 BC in the two river valley, Yin Zhou era of China, the Vedic era of India have appeared bronze armor. The first large-scale use of iron armor was by the Assyrians in the Middle East. In the process of the popularization of armor, there also appeared neck armor, face armor, wrist armor, breastplate, gloves and other parts of the protection of specific parts of the supporting armor. Feudal era of some countries in Asia and medieval Europe armor doubly important

The production of extremely perfect and exquisite, but also more expensive, but also the emergence of gold and silver, rare leather-made armor. With the widespread use of modern firearms, ancient armor stubble battlefield protection gradually reduced, and eventually replaced by modern technology to produce bulletproof undershirt

steel helmets and so on.

[Mirror armor]

A kind of protective armor of the protection of the split. Shaped like a shirt, it is most secretly made by sewing some belts or thin pieces of metal to a leather jacket. Sometimes the armor was covered with velvet and decorated with pressed patterns and engravings. Door century appeared lockjaw and fish scale armor 13th century onwards gradually replaced by lockjaw and fine armor. In Russia, the armor was a tunic tightly attached with small rings usually small iron rings.

[Lockjaw]

A protective armor that protected the body in ancient warfare. Generally made of iron forged into small pieces, and then small pieces of iron with iron chain articulation. Mutual close buckle and become clothes, wearing a soft and lightweight. Prevalent in China during the Tang Dynasty.

[Blade armor]

A protective gear against cold weapons and firearms. Initially used strong linen or leather clothing, with the metal out of Wei, fitted with copper, back copper, iron and steel. Ancient eastern peoples have long had blade armor, gold metal blade armor was produced there, and later for the Romans widely used. Leaf armor is divided into leaf armor and fish scale armor two kinds. After the widespread use of firearms

(from the 14th century), the blade armor to protect the torso and limbs and other parts of the thick metal partial armor.

[Face armor]

The front part of a helmet, used to prevent cold weapons from attacking a soldier's face. Face armor was used in ancient and medieval times. Face armor was tightly attached to the helmet, and some were movable. Made of iron or steel, it is in the form of a whole tile or scale. The face armor of the French cylindrical helmet is an extension of the front wall of the helmet and has 2 eye holes and 1 or 2 nose and mouth holes. Ancient Russian helmets did not actually have a faceplate, but only a narrow strip of arrow-shaped metal down the center of the face. Ancient Russian soldiers, also wear ball point helmets; sometimes these helmets also have locking armor shoulder pads, which can be put down to cover the back of the head, neck, shoulders, and also cover the face.

[Neck armor]

An accessory to a gauntlet. Used in antiquity and the Middle Ages to protect the back of the head, neck, shoulders, and shoulder swollen bone rabbits of soldiers from cold-weapon injuries. In the ring armor, neck armor into a locking round stubble military helmet edge, hanging over the shoulders. In bladed armor, the neck armor is made of iron plates or several metal plates connected to the whole piece by rings. In the medieval seamless knight's armor, neck armor is the main component of protective equipment. Neck armor connects blade armor, cape and helmet, according to the size and body shape of the warrior crafted, divided into the front and back two parts, the left side with movable hinges coupled, the stone side with a concealed beat coupling.

[Breastplate]

Hu gear used to protect a soldier's chest and back from killing and injuring by cold weapons and firearms. Composed of two strong curved plates ----- chest plate and back plate. Ancient breastplate made of dense felt pieces outsourced leather. Later appeared iron breastplate, its front half and the back half of the upper part of the ring beat and hinges or clad iron belt connection, the lower part of the belt fastening. Chest embellished with pressed or inlaid ornaments, and gold-plated or plated, weighing 6-10 kilograms, 1-3-5 millimeters thick. In the Russian army, the breastplate was equipped with heavy cavalry in 1731, and after a short period of disuse (180a-1!812), it was used as a gauntlet until the 1860s, when it was used only as a dress uniform in the regiments of the First Division of the Kurgan Cavalry. The breastplates of the soldiers, officers and other personnel of the cavalry regiments of the Imperial Army varied in construction and ornamentation, with the Imperial Army breastplates having a smooth surface with brass ornaments. The Russian breastplate cavalrymen wore breastplates only when riding in formation. Due to the continuous improvement of firearms, the breastplate became the ceremonial equipment of the Kurgan cavalry (until 1917).

[Armor gloves]

Ancient armor hand protection accessories. Ancient mirror armor began without gloves, and later the backs of the hands were protected with leather and felt pieces. After the appearance of exquisite metal locks armor, wrought armor, in the lower end of the arm armor leaps out a blade to protect the back of the hand. Europe is in the early 13th century turned into the lock armored finger gloves, and later produced five fingers separate armor gloves.

[Chinese iron armor]

Iron armor appeared in China around the time of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Armor, also known as armor, "Shuo Ming - Shuo Bing": "Armor, Utah armor also. Armor, firm and heavy words also, or we the armor." Iron armor of all generations, often due to material and system, a wide variety of forms. The Han dynasty called the iron armor for xuanjia, to distinguish from the gold armor, copper armor. The Han Dynasty army Shen has avoided the equipment of iron armor. Hebei mancheng west han shenshan jing wang liusheng tomb out of the main fish scale armor. Weighing about 16 5 kilograms, *** by 2859 pieces of iron armor pieces decorated Wei. It is determined that the iron armor piece by the block iron forging into armor, and then annealed off the charcoal, with toughness. Wearer torso and chips to the elbow with iron armor enclosure, bell-shaped such as half-sleeve short jacket. During the north and south dynasty period, xianjiu cheese line two dang mirror called towel light armor. Two when the armor C form and dress in the two when the shape of similar Li named, it is a piece of chest armor and a piece of back armor. Mingguang armor chest and back have large mirror-like metal round Shanghai. Tang dynasty armor in various shapes, according to the "Tang six canon" records have thirteen kinds: that is, the bright armor, decorated with scale armor, mountain text armor, hammer armor, white cloth armor, soap silk armor, cloth back armor, infantry armor, leather armor, wooden armor, lock to armor, horse armor, mainly for the use of infantry and cavalry. After the Song Dynasty, although firearms appeared, but the armor is still an important protective equipment. Song dynasty mirror armor has steel locks armor, black lacquer lengshui shanquan armor, bright light fine net armor, mingju armor, step man armor and so on several kinds. Saw "Song history - military records": the Song dynasty a mirror armor of the total weight of the iterative 45 pounds to 50 pounds, the armor leaves have to fly 25 pieces, manufacturing cost 120 working days, spending funds three and a half Guan. The Ming Dynasty with an eye to reducing the mirror armor compliance, each payment reduced to 40 pounds to 25 pounds, mostly iron valve armor, lock armor. The Qing Dynasty was equipped with armor inherited from the Ming Dynasty craft traditions. And absorbed the advantages of the various races of armor making process, iron armor protective ability and external rules and decorations have made progress. Forbidden City Museum stored Qing Emperor Hongli imperial armor, by copper helmet, protective item. Shoulder protector, robe, chest protector, bronze mirror, skirt, boots eight parts. Armor lined with steel, Mingha piece, oh border edge, candied robe densely decorated with copper stars, general warrior's armor, made of shoulders, horseshoe sleeves robe type. Robe outside the embroidered, densely decorated with steel stars. The end of the Qing dynasty drilling new army, changed to western-style uniforms, iron armor abolished.

[Sheep armor]

Textile-made armor. Mainly used in shenzhen Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and ancient Persia and other regions. Made of cotton, hemp, woven cloth and other materials, composed of armor, armor sleeves, armor skirt, and small arms, calves, and other accessories. The surface of the armor or can be dyed in color, nailed with large copper, iron armor bubble. Sheep armor material is relatively light and soft, the interrogation of the clothes wide, the battle with iron armor action is more comfortable, wet can also resist the primary firearms shooting. early 20th century, the Qing dynasty to train the "new army", the use of modern guns, sheep armor and other armor with the discontinued use.

[Armor]

Chinese helmet. Armor, after the Warring States period called the pocket Li, after the Song Dynasty called the helmet. Chinese legend has it that the earliest helmets were created by Zouyou. People made helmets from animal horns, rattan and animal skins. At present the earliest unearthed bronze helmet for the Shang dynasty bronze helmet, all with bronze whole casting, decorated with animal patterns. Bronze helmets, also known as armor, used in ancient times to prevent the head of the protective equipment, the shape of the hat, can also protect the head, face and neck, prevalent in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Zhou dynasty copper helmet is also a whole piece of Fan casting, the left has both sides of the downward extension of the formation of ear protection, some in the periphery of the broadband protrudes a sheep row of round bubble nails. Unearthed Zhou armor, simple shape. Warring States appeared iron pocket jian, with iron armor layer by layer compression. Thereafter to the Song Dynasty, helmets are generally made of whole Fan casting, braided iron armor pieces, or a combination of the two." The Ming dynasty husband helmet largely inherited the Song system, with some improvements. Ming dynasty imperial guards with locks helmet, iron mantle like a cap, the lower edge of the installation of locks steel wire mesh, helmet height eight inches Xu, net length of about one foot, net ring is extremely fine. Soldier's iron helmet is simpler, less decorative, iron bowl is tall, shoulder cover wider, the whole helmet face on the wide under the narrow, shaped like a minaret. Officers with iron helmets carved with dragons and tigers, some with gold and silver inlays, helmets on the reward, can be inserted raccoon tassels. And after the widespread use of firearms, iron helmet form tends to light body. After the middle of the Qing dynasty, the armor became ceremonial, school parade with the decorations, the actual battle less application. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Western-style steel helmets were introduced to China and became a common protective equipment for infantry. The armor is made of leather strips. Armor are painted, leather to rhinoceros skin, curse skin, turtle skin, buffalo skin and other main. Almost every warrior was equipped with armor, and some horses also wore armor. At the turn of the spring and autumn and the warring states, after the emergence of iron weapons, leather armor can not withstand the sharp weapons, gradually gave way to iron armor, but leather as a lightweight protective gear is still in use for thousands of years.

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Ancient Chinese leather breastplate. Guanzi - Xiao Kuang ":" light offender Lan Dun, pick up leather, two halberds." Yin Zhizhang note:Lan, that is, the so-called Lan pick up, military frame also. Pick up the leather, heavy leather, when the heart of the, can protect the vector."

[Chinese leather armor]

Armor is the ancient combat protective gear for horses and men. Chinese legend has it that Tang You invented armor, and in the Xia Dynasty standing armies were already equipped with armor. Early armor to rattan - wood, leather and other raw materials made of leather. Shang dynasty a general to the whole skin protection donkey stem, limbs without armor. Because the whole piece of leather wrapped body is not easy to fight, to the late spring and autumn period has appeared by the small piece of leather linkage into the piece of armor. Zhou Dynasty, the whole armor by the body armor, armor block, armor sleeve composed of three parts, each part by small pieces of leather connected by ribbon.