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Paper Armour
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''Zhijia'' (&#32440;&#30002;), or '''paper armour''' originated during the [[Tang dynasty]]. 

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According to the ballistic experiments of US Army Ballistic Center even iron and bronze plates were pierced by arrows of good Asian [[composite bow]]s. Only the felt lining allowed the soldier to avoid the serious wound as the arrowheads were stopped only by thick felt plate after being penetrated for 2-5 mm through the iron/bronze scale, while paper armour were able to absorb these shots better than plate armour. {{
citefact}} This might be compared to the [[urban legend]] that a paper phone book is able to stop pistol rounds.

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[[Category:Personal armor]]
[[Category:Medieval defenses]]

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