Hmm, really? That's the exact opposite what this documentary was saying. They were saying that at most two shots, and the second was not guaranteed. That one shot tended to disrupt the (forgive the term, I'm a Trekkie) structural integrity and make the vest somewhat useless to stop further shots.
-vk -------------- Original message -------------- From: Kurt Feltenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hmm, I'm now envisioning a cuff on the proximal arm with a ball-joint > omnidirectional lever attached to a mobile plate with a hinge attached to the > side of the body armor. When the arm comes up to shooting position, the plate > comes up to protect the armpit. > > > > Also, I saw a special on bulletproof jackets about a year or two ago, which > looked at the difficulties in developing a bulletproof vest that could > effectively stop more than one shot-- that is any shot on any part of the > vest, > not necessarily even the same place. Has that changed at all? > > Just about any vest will stop more than one shot; just because a vest > stops a round, or a round punches through it, doesn't mean it's lost > it's protective value. In the general area where the impact occurred it > may loose some of it's protective qualities, but the vest is still > viable. At the end of the shift, however, I'd certainly turn it in for > a new one. > > :-) > > > -- > > > Kurt Feltenberger > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TEOTWAWKI Fiction and PBEM http://www.teotwawki.net > > "To our Country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, > may she always be in the right, but our country, right or wrong!" > ~Stephen Decatur > > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
