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Most guardsmen wear [[Flak Armour]],a cheaply produced, lightweight armour vest provided en-masse to Imperial Guard units. A flak vest consists of a skeleton of lightweight, flexible metal. This skeleton is then wrapped in multiple layers of a high-tensile fabric that is the main armour component of the armour. After multiple layers of fabric are affixed to the skeleton, the entire vest is dipped into a vat of an epoxy-like resin, which is baked onto the armour, giving it its hard but flexible outer shell. These vests are rugged, and hold up well against shrapnel and indirect fire, but have a low chance of stopping high-power or energy weaponry. The same principle is used in the production of Guardsman helmets, and bracers. Guards for knees and legs can and are also produced. Imperial Guard uniforms are also made with a form of flak-fabric and are flame-resistant, rugged and durable. They come in various forms, heavy overcoats for regiments from cold worlds such as [[Valhalla]] or light, revealing combat gear from worlds like [[Catachan]]. Sometimes it is incorporated into parade gear for regiments such as the [[Mordian Iron Guard]] and sometimes it is augmented with other strengthening gear such as with the [[Harakoni Warhawks]].¹