Nevada carrier
Regular Member
If I remember correctly, I was cleaning the ballistic vest the army issued me and when I removed the soft armor inserts they disclosed that they were rated to withstand 9mm pistol rounds and the effectiveness of the armor degraded after successive impacts. The hard plates that are issued for combat operations disclosed that they were effective at withstanding up to three 7.62 NATO rounds.
I also remember having a pretty lengthy discussion with my platoon sergeant once that the Army really only intends for the soft armor inserts to protect against shrapnel.
I also remember having a pretty lengthy discussion with my platoon sergeant once that the Army really only intends for the soft armor inserts to protect against shrapnel.