Protected Armored Glass Systems

The protected armored glass systems areHow is armored glass made?
especially used by the military. Armored militaryTransparent armor is made using a layer of
vehicles have been in use for more than apolycarbonate material between two sheets of
hundred years. Armored glass was first used inglass. This process is known as lamination and
vehicles after the World War I. The numbers ofmakes the glass thicker. The manufacturers of
crime being committed has increased considerably.armor glass strengthen the glass by introducing
To protect valuables that are being transportedthe layer of polycarbonate. It is a type of strong
from one place to the other, armored glass wastransparent plastic that strengthens the bond
incorporated in the vehicles.between the two sheets of glass.
Today, bullet proof armor glass is used by militaryWhen bullets are fired at armored military
and police vehicles, SWAT teams, celebrities,vehicles, they fail to penetrate through the layer
politicians and other important personalities.of tough polycarbonate. The bullet pierces through
Transparent armor glass is used in the car so asthe first layer of glass but is stopped by the
to provide maximum to the people or valuablespolycarbonate. This prevents the last layer of
travelling inside. People, who look for the safestglass from shattering and hurting people. The
vehicles, opt for armored SUV's and sedans.energy of the bullet is absorbed by the armored
The duty of the military and the police is tomilitary glass.
protect the citizens. If they fail to protectOne sided bullet proof armor glasses are also
themselves in dangerous situations, they will notavailable. This type of armored glass stops bullet
be able to protect us adequately. The armoredfrom the outside but enables the person sitting
military vehicles are very useful during preventioninside to fire back. A flexible sheet is laminated
of terrorism, counter terrorism activities, rescuingwith a brittle sheet to make sided bullet proof
hostages and in high risk situations. Thearmor glasses.
transparent armor of the car gives themThickness of armored glass
additional coverage from the sudden attacks fromThe thickness of bullet proof armor glasses can
firearms.vary between 7 to 75 millimeters. The ability of
The armored glass will look exactly like regulararmored military glass to stop a bullet is
glass at first glance. A regular piece of glass willdependent on the thickness of the glass. The
shatter when a single bullet hits it; but bullet proofthickness of the armored also determines the
armor glass is especially designed to resist severaltype of bullet resisted. A bullet from a handgun will
rounds of firing. How many bullets an armor glassbe more powerful than a bullet from a riffle and
resists is dependent on the thickness of the glass.will call for thicker armored glass.