About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 102. Chapters: Ballistic missile, Hydrostatic shock, Ballistic vest, Projectile, External ballistics, Internal ballistics, Stopping power, Terminal ballistics, Mathematical discussion of rangekeeping, Celebratory gunfire, Trajectory, Rifleman's rule, Comparison microscope, Trajectory of a projectile, Ballistic coefficient, Ballistic pendulum, Trajectory optimization, High-Low System, Projectile use by living systems, Range of a projectile, Director, Handgun effectiveness, Propellant, Anti-ship ballistic missile, Light gas gun, Ballistic gelatin, Automated firearms identification, QuickLOAD, Gun data computer, Taylor KO Factor, Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, Sabot, Point-blank range, Ricochet, Transitional ballistics, Drugfire, Aberdeen Chronograph, Very-low-drag bullet, Myeonje baegab, Elevation, Circular error probable, Aiming point, Muzzle velocity, Contact shot, Daniel Santbech, Thompson-LaGarde Tests, Free return trajectory, Combustion light gas gun, Sectional density, Windage, Ballistic limit, Overall length, Shooting reconstruction, Minute of Angle, Obturating ring, Integrated Ballistics Identification System, Bullet bow shockwave, Penetration, Vaporific effect, Parabola of safety, Interface defeat, Behind-armor debris, Wound ballistics, Witness block, Permanent cavity. Excerpt: A ballistic vest, bulletproof vest or bullet-resistant vest is an item of personal armor that helps absorb the impact from firearm-fired projectiles and shrapnel from explosions, and is worn on the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and can be capable of protecting the wearer from small-caliber handgun and shotgun projectiles, and small fragments from explosives such as hand grenades. Metal or ceramic plates can be used with a soft vest, providing additional protection from rifle rounds, and metallic components...
