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''Zhijia'' (纸甲), or '''paper armour''' originated during the [[Tang dynasty]]. 

It was said that this form of [[armour]] was first used during the reign of [[Tang Yizong]] (859 – 873 CE). During the [[Song-Hsia Wars]], thirty thousand of this form of armour was made and worn by the besieged archers of the [[Song dynasty]] in the fortress in [[Shanxi]]. It was made from a form of processed paper being one to three inches thick. Under wet co(contracted; show full)llistic 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. {{fact}} This might be compared to the [[urban legend]] that a paper phone book is able to stop pistol rounds.


==See also==
*[[Chinese armour]]⏎
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[[Category:Paper]]
[[Category:Personal armor]]
[[Category:Medieval defenses]]


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