25-30

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I think it's a joke

good plates are like 6lbs

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they make buoyant plates but they're thicker

cheap plates weigh more and are thicker

tbf the "good" plates are shit like THS

I'm wary of cheap plates

I've seen the cheap helmets

Whereas your average IIIA is AR-500

you can get 5lbs rifle rated plates that are only a half inch thick but they are made of advanced materials and cost 700 apiece

backface deformation that will make you a vegetable

Bukka, exactly.

Gotta wait till shit like triple-hardness steel is more common

standard ceramics you can get a good deal on would be like .8 and 7lbs

LIIIA is not steel

that's LIII

I would never use steel for body armor

It's actually really fucking good

spalling will fucking kill you

Just really fucking heavy

it is really heavy

and spalling as stated

fun fact, no rifle caliber threats can spall armor like tank shells

the rhino liner is good for a few shots

a lot of people die from getting arteries cut in their thighs and upper arms

not worth the squeeze

Y'know what'd make good armor?

Thin plates of face-hardened steel

uh steel plates have a spalling layer on the back to stop it

it's not the armor spalling

it's the bullets

the spalling layer isn't 100% effective

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works for 2-3 shots

then peels off

WHAT MADNESS

LONG BOI

s-shove it up your ass