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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
LOL, I'm afraid that if you are planning to use vehicle armor, its more along the lines of a fabrication plant and a decent forge. Even thin armor would run at least 0.5-inch thick, thats a lot of machining!
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"But sir, I don't wanna wear the vest!"
"You'll wear it and like it - that stuff will stop a tank round."
"That's because it's made from tank armor, sir!"
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The metal that was used in the bomber crew flak jackets and later in the first issue armored vests is actually quite thin, its initial purpose was not to stop a bullet but rather to deflect and absorb the energy of fragments. You really didn't start getting good "bullet-stopping" armor until the use of Kevlar and later, ceramics.
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Huh; didn't know that.