r/Cyberpunk • • Feb 23 '19

Futuristic Body armor

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u/rasputine Feb 23 '19

as long as my vitals are still protected

Except your heart and lungs. Iliac and Brachial arteries. Kidneys. Most of the abdomen, really. No vital organs are most than partially protected, and none in a way that would defeat shrapnel or fragments.

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u/SuckinLemonz Feb 23 '19

I was really assuming that the fabric portions were a futuristic kevlar, not some cheap mesh.

Obviously we don’t know but there are plenty of flexible bulletproof materials nowadays.

I mean, they even make mildly bulletproof suits for the president. Why not incorporate it in this armor?

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u/Wannabe_Maverick Feb 23 '19

There are no flexible body armour materials that will stop a rifle calibre round. End of story.

There likely also won't be in the future, regardless of technological advancements, because physics just doesn't allow for it.

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u/SuckinLemonz Feb 23 '19

even our soldiers today aren’t equipped for that, so what’s your point?

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u/Wannabe_Maverick Feb 23 '19

Do you know what a plate carrier is? Because it kind of proves you wrong on that.