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| Product code: | 35720 |
|---|---|
| Number: | G3315720 |
| Country: | Yhdysvallat |
| Time period: | Ajanjakso 1900-1929 |
| Brand: | ICM Models |
US Infantry
In
1917, Guy Otis Brewster, an American gunsmith from New Jersey, created a
set of wearable armor to protect soldiers from small arms fire, which
went down in history under the name “Brewster Armor”. This kit included a
large shield-shaped body plate and a heavy helmet. The armor plate for
the body was fastened with shoulder buckles, and it also had some kind
of damper cushioning. The helmet was equipped with adjustable eye
shields. The thickness of the armor was 5.5 mm (0.21 inches), and,
according to Brewster’s idea, it was supposed to reliably protect the
soldier from the effects of small arms.
In April 1917, this unusual
protection was tested, and the inventor himself tested it on himself.
Initially, the armor was struck with a sledgehammer, and then Brewster
stood in front of the machine gun, and several bullets were fired at
him. The tests were successful, and Brewster himself stated that the
impact of machine gun fire is only a tenth of the shock that he
experienced when hit with a sledgehammer.
Despite this, Brewster’s
Armor had a significant drawback – it was heavy and severely fettered
the soldiers in their movements. Perhaps that is why history has not
recorded cases of the massive use of this armor protection on the
battlefields.
