damage

[Samwiseganja]

shooting half a mag into the back of someone doesnt kill them? who thought this damage system was a good idea.

[advoslavič]

who thought using a gun that isn't broken is a good idea

not you apparently

[VentHorror]

If body armour did not protect the body, no soldiers would use them.

[My Name Is Not Quaid]

Originally posted by VentHorror:

If body armour did not protect the body, no soldiers would use them.

Don't let that distract you from the fact that In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The A-Team.

[Samwiseganja]

Originally posted by VentHorror:

If body armour did not protect the body, no soldiers would use them.

you really think getting shot 5 times wearing body armor in the back with 5.56 would protect you? you get hit with one it would feel like you got drop kicked in the back, and it would rip straight through

[Samwiseganja]

Originally posted by Zano:

9 mm?

9mm is understandable.. but 5.56 nato ? it would rip right through it

[advoslavič]

Originally posted by Schizophrenic:

9mm is understandable.. but 5.56 nato ? it would rip right through it

http://internationalbodyarmor.com/products/rifle-plates/titanium-steel-hard-armor-rifle-plates-stand-alone/
Now, you could shoot through it if you hit it multiple times in the same spot, but good luck doing that anywhere except point blank range

[Samwiseganja]

Originally posted by dissapointed dad sigh:

Originally posted by Schizophrenic:

9mm is understandable.. but 5.56 nato ? it would rip right through it

http://internationalbodyarmor.com/products/rifle-plates/titanium-steel-hard-armor-rifle-plates-stand-alone/
Now, you could shoot through it if you hit it multiple times in the same spot, but good luck doing that anywhere except point blank range

it was poimnt blank and on full auto, shot half a mag into him and still managed to turn arounfd and kill me

[Samwiseganja]

Originally posted by Velociraptor:

I think you missed.

oh yea when you can see the blood ? defoo mate

[El Berl]

If you want a taste of what body armor can really do, I recommend trying out SABRE.

Furthermore, Arma does not simulate any ammunition types more advanced than the basics. 5.56x45mm M193 and 7.62x51mm M80 (or even 5.56x45mm M855) will do very little against quality, NIJ or military standard compliant ceramic armor, which is the kind Arma simulates given the present and seemingly forever constant inability for any armor material besides Ceramics like Aluminum Oxide, Boron Carbide, and Silicon Carbide to truly exceed NIJ Level III, which calls for safely stopping six hits of 7.62x51mm M80 as per the requirements in NIJ 0101.06. A quality Level III Ceramic plate will be able to take many hits of 5.56x45mm M193 or M855 without seriously injuring you. Even a 7.62x51mm will give you a little push. You will remain standing against either if you are anything but caught totally off-guard.

The armor featured in Arma is nothing compared to even the most basic of the real deals. Heck, there have been body armor plates since 1985 that can stop .50 BMG and 12.7x108mm API & AP rounds, and they work. A journalist was once protected from a 14.5x114mm at unknown distance thanks to a Ceradyne plate of this level.