SHIELD ( VARIANTS ) Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: protection of personnel and armament, means camouflaging and protection against bullets and fragments of ammunition. SUBSTANCE: given shield includes armor sheet and fixtures for its transfer or rolling, for observation and firing and is fitted with means for reconstruction of cut vegetation. Flat or convex shield is made of non-reflecting perforated sheet of irregular form without right or acute angles on top and side edges with ratio of perforation to total surface 1:2...1:4 within limits of perforated zone. Shield can be manufactured from special cloth pulled over frame. Invention carries mathematical dependencies obtained experimentally as well as characteristics of material with perforation. EFFECT: diminished probability of detection of personnel, enhanced protection of personnel against bullets and fragments. 7 cl, 11 dwg, 2 tbl