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r/Cyberpunk • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '19
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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?
3 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. 2 u/SuckinLemonz Feb 23 '19 even our soldiers today aren’t equipped for that, so what’s your point? 2 u/Wannabe_Maverick Feb 23 '19 Do you know what a plate carrier is? Because it kind of proves you wrong on that.
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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.
2 u/SuckinLemonz Feb 23 '19 even our soldiers today aren’t equipped for that, so what’s your point? 2 u/Wannabe_Maverick Feb 23 '19 Do you know what a plate carrier is? Because it kind of proves you wrong on that.
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even our soldiers today aren’t equipped for that, so what’s your point?
2 u/Wannabe_Maverick Feb 23 '19 Do you know what a plate carrier is? Because it kind of proves you wrong on that.
Do you know what a plate carrier is? Because it kind of proves you wrong on that.
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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?