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Originally Posted by Ronin2
Again... you will probably need it should you take a rifle strike to one of your plates. Fragmentation from the spalling may open up your neck, fly up into your chin/face or worse.
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Ah, that's an interesting argument....
With a steel armor, you "
might" get spall in the face when shot by high velocity rifles, depends on the angle and distance of the weapon, also the coating and design on the armor.
but without that armor, you
certainly had two holes on your chest and back, no?
Military uses ceramic plates also because it is lighter.
Ceramic plates are generally only 70% the weight compared to metal plates of same protection level.
Agree that steel armor has it's limit, but just brought it out as one of the options.
I also have traditional Kevlar soft armor, but they are generally warmer than plate carrier during the summer.