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| Tango01 | 07 Apr 2016 12:45 p.m. PST |
…same protection. "Lightweight plastic body armor will replace Kevlar-based protective equipment used by U.S. troops in 2019. The new Torso and Extremities Protection system, which has been undergoing field testing at bases across the U.S., weighs about 23 pounds — 25 percent lighter than gear worn today, said Lt. Col. Kathy Brown, a program manager for Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment at Program Executive Office Soldier. "We are looking at further developing the system," she said. "We think we can lose more weight."…" link Main page
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| Chalfant | 08 Apr 2016 3:41 a.m. PST |
Then keep the weight the same, but have better protection…? Chalfant |
| Rubber Suit Theatre | 08 Apr 2016 11:39 a.m. PST |
Not a fabulous idea. The weight of the current stuff causes a lot of acute and chronic injuries, plus the occasional drowning fatality. It also stops the current anti-personnel weapons (7.62 x51), which were designed to kill a cavalry horse at 1000 yards. The next level of weaponry were designed to take down vehicles, which is an order of magnitude harder to stop. |
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