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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Commonwealth English - American English - Combat - Military - Recorded history - Hide - Leather - Bone - Bronze - Steel - Middle ages - Kevlar - 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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War animal - War horse - Elephants - Hunting dog - Boar - World War I - Armoured fighting vehicle - 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 Heavy infantry have been replaced by mechanized infantry.

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The armoured - Infantry - Cavalry - Light infantry - Armoured warfare - Tank - Army - Mechanized infantry

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