Armour

Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English), is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements, typically associated with soldiers. Armour has been used throughout recorded history, beginning with hides, leather, and bone, before progressing to bronze, then steel during the middle ages, to modern kevlar and ceramics.

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Armour was also commonly used to protect war animals, such as war horses and elephants. Armour for war horses was called "barding". Armour has also been produced for hunting dogs that hunt dangerous game, such as boars. Since World War I, armoured fighting vehicles are protected by vehicle armour.

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Armour, or the armoured is also a heavily armoured military force or organization, such as heavy infantry or heavy cavalry (as opposed to light infantry or cavalry). In modern armoured warfare, armoured units equipped with tanks serve the historic role of heavy cavalry, and belong to the armoured branch in a national army's organization (sometimes, the armoured corps). Heavy infantry have been replaced by mechanized infantry.

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Commonwealth English: "Commonwealth English" is intended as a collective term for the perceived standard English language used in the Commonwealth of Nations1, applying in theory to Australian English, British English, Caribbean English, Canadian English, Hiberno-English (Irish English)2, Hong Kong English3, Indian Engli...

American English: American English (AmE) is the form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. It is the primary language used in the United States. As of 2005, more than two-thirds of native speakers of English use various forms of American English. American English is also sometimes calle...

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Armour related Images and Photos (experimental)

Armour in the 14th Centruy	Suit of Armour Made for Christian I	Knight in Armour on Horseback	An Armour-Clad Britannia with a Large Union Flag
War Horse Wearing Armour and Defensive Protection	Suit of Armour for Sir Henry Lee from "An Elizabethan Armourer's Album"	Suit of Armour for the Earl of Leicester from "An Elizabethan Armourer's Album"	Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing Half-Armour Trunk Hose and a Sword
Equestrian Portrait of Charles V in Armour (1500-58)	Joan of Arc French Heroine in Armour on the Battlefield	Maximilian I Emperor Wearing Armour	Charles I of England in Armour