RDN's Lucifer (nerthos)'s status on Friday, 30-Dec-16 15:06:12 UTC
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@sim Well my idea for modern armor is bulletproof undersuit in place of the gamberson, some padding, and plate on top. For heavier protection, ceramic plates attached to the outside of the breast and shoulder plates, upper leg, and helmet. Kevlar fabrics are great against small arms fire and the like, but useless against axes, machetes and all that. Plate on the other hand is great against bladed and blunt weapons but useless against bullets. And ceramic plates while they shatter offer great protection from higher caliber fire until they break, but since if you'll be fired at repeatedly with high caliber weapons you're dead anyway, plates that'll stop a bullet or two are more than enough. Say saving you from a .45 round or two, as you won't be shot at with anything bigger if fighting civilians in most places.
