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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sean: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by shikaru808: [qb] Just imagining spraying my genitals with fast-hardening plastic gives me shudders now... But about the body armor issue, regular Kevlar is ineffective as it is already. The fav weapon of insurgent fighters still remains the AK-47 which fires a 7.62 round. The 7.62 is big and heavy and the SAPI plates in our Kevlar now can only take about 1 or 2 shots before shattering and becoming completely ineffective (and if you've seen those plates, they're rediculously small and can barely cover your important organs). They can however stop 9mm pistol rounds and 5.56 NATO's too. [/qb][/QUOTE]Yes, but it is substantially better from the armor we were using 20 years ago. That could protect against grenade fragments. No bullets. I would rather be hit one or two times and have a chance to get out of the way than have my intestines shredded with the first shot. Kevlar is a balance of protection and mobility. THey could easily make it thicker and add larger shock plates, but it would make the soldier less mobile, and more prone to getting shot in the first place. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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