PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUS hovercraft on patrol, Vietnam War, 1968lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down15
arrow-up1159arrow-down1imageUS hovercraft on patrol, Vietnam War, 1968lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareThe Pantser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoSeems like a perfect use for kevlar if they ever needed a modern version.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoKevlar needs hardened strike plates to stop rifle rounds. Funnily enough, we’re actually just right back around at plate armor with cloth tabards as personal protection and no one seems to notice.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWooden heat shields on spaceships.
Seems like a perfect use for kevlar if they ever needed a modern version.
Kevlar needs hardened strike plates to stop rifle rounds. Funnily enough, we’re actually just right back around at plate armor with cloth tabards as personal protection and no one seems to notice.
Wooden heat shields on spaceships.