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• Armour — (or armor) is protective covering, most commonly manufactured from metals, to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat. While early armour tended …   Wikipedia

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• Imperial Armour — is a series of rules supplements to the Warhammer 40,000 table top game, along with an associated range of vehicle size resin model kits. Both are produced by Forge World, a subsidiary company of Games Workshop.The Imperial Armour range and rules …   Wikipedia

• Iron armour — is a type of armour used on warships. The earliest material available in able quantities for armouring ships was iron, wrought or cast. The use of iron gave rise to the term ironclad as a references to a ship clad in iron.Early experiments showed …   Wikipedia