Doron plate
Doron plate is a strong
In May 1943, the Dow Company discovered the technology for the doron plate, because a shortage of metal during World War II had stimulated research into non-metallic forms of body armor.[4] The doron plate could not stop direct fire from rifle and machine gun bullets, but was effective at stopping debris, shrapnel, and up to .45 ACP FMJ pistol bullets.[4]
The plates were named after General G. F. Doriot who was chief of the Research and Development Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General of the Army during World War II.[5] The doron plates were used in the Korean War in the M-1951 and T-52-2 vests, and in the Vietnam War in the M-1955 vests. Stronger and lighter materials such as Kevlar-based body armor eventually superseded the doron plate.
References
- ^ Bull, Stephen. Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation. (Greenwood Press: London) (2004) p. 19.
- ^ Long, Allen. "New Clothing for Fighters". Science News Letter (February 21, 1953) p. 122.
- ^ King, Ludlow (March–April 1953). "Lightweight Body Armor". The Quartermaster Review. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016.
- ^ a b Military Handbook: Survivability, Aircraft, Nonnuclear, Airframe Volume 2. The Department of Defense (1983)
- ^ "Armored Vest Fact Sheet". Office of the Quartermaster General. 1952. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023.