Im guessing the "best setup" armor wise would be; level 4 plates w/sides, HASP shoulder plates, modern helmet w/nods

You gotta balance weight, maneuverability, and protection

No shoulder plates. We aint juggernauts

Lol

They are cool though

Front and rear, sides if you scared.

And we all know rule 1 is always look cool

Lol

Im getting shoulder plates eventually its just ome of the last thinga om the list

You do you guy

I want what I had in the army. Plate carrier with front and side trauma pads, lv4 ceramics and taps system for mags.

Yeah you dont wanna do runs w them but if you are the defensive you want it

Everyone's setup is perfect for them

Yep

Trauma pads?

And whats a taps system.

Soft inserts. Lv2 handgun protection

And a taps system is a transitional adaptive something system

I'll link one

What are those for

The trauma pads i mean

Additional armor

Wouldmt the level 4 plate stop sshit

So the trauma pads go in directly behind the main plate, still inside the carrier though?

Yes

Gotcha

MOLLE, Tactial Assault Panel (TAP). NSN 8465-01-583-6329 / Genuine US Military Issue ACU https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JT6KH4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1t9uEb3C1358V

I just feel like thats 4 extra plates of extra weight

They soft armor, kevlar not steel or ceram

They are nice

Its pretty light. I have a full lvl 3a vest thats 8lbs total

My carrier i ordered has MOLLE for 3 mag slots i think. Or its something i can add after

So even with front and sides its like, 12 pnds maybe ?

My lv4 plate carrier setup in the army was 35lbs with 8 magazines

Nice

My current is 22 with 7 mags and camelback

Thats doable

Front and back plates

No sides

But that diesnt really leave room for shit else gear wise

Im a little dude so I cut down