NCJ Number
32280
Journal
Assets Protection Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (1976) Pages: 3-10
Date Published
1976
Length
8 pages
Annotation
OUTLINE OF THE USES AND LIMITATIONS OF ARMORED PROTECTION FOR VEHICLES OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PRESONNEL VULNERABLE TO POLITICAL TERRORIST OR OTHER VIOLENT ATTACK.
Abstract
THE ARTICLE REVIEWS PROTECTIVE CRITERIA IN TERMS OF THE BALLISTIC LEVELS OF WEAPONRY USED AGAINST THE VEHICLE. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE DEFENSIVE TACTICS SUCH AS RAMMING, TURNING TACTICS, AND EXCHANGE OF FIRE. THE ARTICLE EMPHASIZES THE FUNCTION OF ARMOR TO BUY TIME TO THINK, REACT AND UTILIZE SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES.