Body armor that protects from bullets seems to be standard issue now. When did that trend start? Why weren't soldiers in WW2 equipped with rudimentary metal plates or other forms of armor? -
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Was there any body ballistic protection armor used by any troops of the WW2 and why not as we know that today and in the past most troops have and have had
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