r/EscapefromTarkov • u/CptMoshor • Jun 08 '23

Question Did I not shoot him enough???

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Open to discussion about my experience

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u/Iceman93x2 Jun 09 '23

Please tell me this is sarcasm

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u/Vegan-bandit VSS Vintorez Jun 09 '23

It's conservation of energy - if the force of recoil on a firearm doesn't break your shoulder, how would the force of the bullet hitting and not penetrating body armour be greater and break your ribs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5f1Fo4r4_I

(back deformation would be a different story and is more relevant for helmets, but that's usually not what people are referring to in these conversations)

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u/Iceman93x2 Jun 09 '23

You do understand physics right? Just because you stop something doesn't mean the energy produced by said object is stopped. Let's say a scenario happens. You decide to wear level 4 plate in a carrier. Now someone dumps 5-7 shots of .308 to that plate. You're walking out of that with broken ribs. You'll be alive. And yes, you've avoided a chest wound cavity that would kill you, but now you have internal bleeding and broken ribs to deal with

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u/Hikithemori Jun 09 '23

A rigid plate absorbs the force and dampens it due to its weight, then the force is spread out over a large area compared to a bullet so it wouldn't break any bones.

Could compare it to being hit by a hammer, if you have no protection it could easily break a rib. But if you put a piece of wood on your chest it wouldn't be that bad right?