Kevlar equipment

[jp10]

Military body armor is most effective against blast and fragmentation rather than rifle/MG rounds. It also heats you up, slows you down and wears you out. The most immediate effect of body armor in the game would be reducing unit foot movement rather than resistance to casualties.

[Kessu]

Negative. Modern plate carriers (SPCS, Osprey, MoTaV & such) are designed to offer ballistic protection against battle rifle calibres. All that at rought 20 pounds is not bad - an extra 20 lbs will have zero effect on the performance of a soldier.

All that applies to 1st world professionals militaries - naturally. Outside of the US and the UK, the rest of us stuck with fragmentation protection vests, "flak jackets", which have NIL-chance of stopping intermidiate or battle rifle calibres.

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Kessu

All that at rought 20 pounds is not bad - an extra 20 lbs will have zero effect on the performance of a soldier.

I gather you've never had to hike even a couple km, much less 30 in battle armor.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

I gather you've never had to hike even a couple km, much less 30 in battle armor.

and a nice hot day makes it even more fun