The Steel-Plated, Helmeted Knight of the Trenches

Titolo: The Steel-Plated, Helmeted Knight of the Trenches
Oggetto: en Technology; en Personal protection (armors); en Personal protection (helmets)
Article Title and/or Image Caption: The Steel-Plated, Helmeted Knight of the Trenches
extracted text: BACK in the Middle Ages the doughty warriors went to battle fully armored. In times of impending danger, the knight's squire must have spent about a hut day getting his master into his trappings. Besides the exhibit of ancient armor stands a modern British Tommy. Ho too, is steel plated. And thus does progress move in circles, For armor is coming back into use again. At all times the wearing of armor is limited by three principal conditions; the weight of the type available, the kind of weapons and ammunition in use by the enemy, and the degree of ‘movement expected of a soldier. If the weight i too great, the soldier soon tires; if the enemy is using high-powered guns at close range,armor is of litlle use; and if a soldier must run about, steel appendages are in the way.
Lingua: eng
Copertura temporale: World War I
Data di rilascio: 1918-02
pagine: 189
Diritti: Public Domain (Google digitized)
Sorgente: Google Books
Referenzia: Middle Ages
Archived by: Filippo Valle; Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)