"Even in a gunfight, we'd just get our asses kicked by the simplest rifles."

Russian soldiers posted a video testing the "unparalleled" bulletproof vest "Module-Monolith," produced by JSC "Special Materials Research Institute" (St. Petersburg). During the experiment, all five bullets penetrated the armor plate completely. The soldiers expressed their dissatisfaction with the quality of the heavy and useless gear: "Just f*cking great. Thank you, Ministry of Defense."

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Funnily enough, the European standard goes up to armor ratings that would protect against 3 point blank shots from 14.5×114mm rounds (what this thing shoots), but I couldn’t find a picture of any armor with that rating, and it would likely break every bone in your torso even if the bullet doesn’t penetrate.

"Hans, the bullet didn't penetrate your armor!"

Hans: [is soup]

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

When I was in the army, we tried an insert like that in our shrapnel vests. The cost to mobility was pretty severe compared to the area the plate covered. Most troops wouldn't have the inserts, and just have the std shrapnel vest.

https://reservilainen.fi/maenpaan-vinkit-nain-kaytat-suojaliivia-oikein/

Here's what the Finnish one looks like with the inserts. Although this is a newer model than the one I had while serving.