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Armor has always been the last line of defense. From the leather skins of far antiquity to the electrified reactive plating of the early modern battle tank, armor steps in when maneuver, camouflage, and countermeasure has failed, defeating enemy weapons in their final drive to the kill. | Armor has always been the last line of defense. From the leather skins of far antiquity to the electrified reactive plating of the early modern battle tank, armor steps in when maneuver, camouflage, and countermeasure has failed, defeating enemy weapons in their final drive to the kill. | ||
However, this protection inevitably comes with costs to mobility, mass, and economy. | However, this protection inevitably comes with costs to mobility, mass, and economy. Even nigh-impervious armor is in vain if it's such a burden that soldiers won't wear it, or is simply too costly to produce. | ||
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Armor has always been the last line of defense. From the leather skins of far antiquity to the electrified reactive plating of the early modern battle tank, armor steps in when maneuver, camouflage, and countermeasure has failed, defeating enemy weapons in their final drive to the kill. | Armor has always been the last line of defense. From the leather skins of far antiquity to the electrified reactive plating of the early modern battle tank, armor steps in when maneuver, camouflage, and countermeasure has failed, defeating enemy weapons in their final drive to the kill. | ||
However, this protection inevitably comes with costs to mobility, mass, and economy. Even nigh-impervious armor is in vain if it's such a burden that soldiers won't wear it, or simply too costly to produce. | However, this protection inevitably comes with costs to mobility, mass, and economy. Even nigh-impervious armor is in vain if it's such a burden that soldiers won't wear it, or is simply too costly to produce. | ||
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