50 cal will penetrate any body armor out there. 7.62 X 51 with steel core can penetrate mistreated body armor with sapi plates. Nothing you can wear is 100% protection
If I remember correctly, it protects against pistol rounds (since it's primarily kevlar), but not against rifle rounds. It's not really supposed to be body armour worn in combat: rather, it's only supposed to protect EOD personnel from shrapnel and blast forces from explosives, and even then, only at a certain distance away from the explosion. Too close, even with an EOD suit on, and you're still dead.
I have been browsing the internet more than two hours today searching for answers to the same question, but I haven't found a more interesting discussion like this. It's pretty worth enough for me.
depending on what bullet it is... and its not armor its a freakin suit you lose about 100 lbs of water weight in cause they make you stand out in the desert for about 24 hours straight in...
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50 cal will penetrate any body armor out there. 7.62 X 51 with steel core can penetrate mistreated body armor with sapi plates. Nothing you can wear is 100% protection
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Eod Armor
If I remember correctly, it protects against pistol rounds (since it's primarily kevlar), but not against rifle rounds. It's not really supposed to be body armour worn in combat: rather, it's only supposed to protect EOD personnel from shrapnel and blast forces from explosives, and even then, only at a certain distance away from the explosion. Too close, even with an EOD suit on, and you're still dead.
I have been browsing the internet more than two hours today searching for answers to the same question, but I haven't found a more interesting discussion like this. It's pretty worth enough for me.
depending on what bullet it is... and its not armor its a freakin suit you lose about 100 lbs of water weight in cause they make you stand out in the desert for about 24 hours straight in...
What Justin said, its not really designed to defeat ammunition, but it'll stop pistol rounds.
Bomb proof !!!