На вид похожи на шорты велосипедистов, предназначены для защиты от мелких осколков и ошмётков при подрыве на самодельных минах нажимного типа:
look like black cycling shorts, but are made from special ballistic material crafted from silk and synthetics, which is ultra-lightweight but can stop or mitigate the effects of most small pieces of shrapnel and dirt travelling at high velocity after a blast.
Материал - шёлк, отзывы от медиков - позитивные:
"The way silk is woven makes it very strong, with a very high ballistic efficiency. It may sound like an extravagant material, but in ballistic protection terms, it is the best we've found,"
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"The feedback from medical staff treating the injured suggests that it does make a noticeable difference."