M1A1TC Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Can someone make a mod? http://rkka.ru/uniform/files/arm3.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1A1TC Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Can someone make a mod? http://rkka.ru/uniform/files/arm3.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAI Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Were the steel plates any good, tactically? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAI Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Were the steel plates any good, tactically? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 They were issued to pioneers and more rarely to some tank riders. For the pioneers the main idea was protection from blast splinters from their own charges. There were two plates each 2mm thick, total weight about 15 lbs. They were reportedly able to stop 9mm rounds from German SMGs at ranges above 100 meters (some side angle in practice etc), in addition to shell splinters. Wouldn't stop a full caliber rifle or MG bullet that gets a flat hit, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 They were issued to pioneers and more rarely to some tank riders. For the pioneers the main idea was protection from blast splinters from their own charges. There were two plates each 2mm thick, total weight about 15 lbs. They were reportedly able to stop 9mm rounds from German SMGs at ranges above 100 meters (some side angle in practice etc), in addition to shell splinters. Wouldn't stop a full caliber rifle or MG bullet that gets a flat hit, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAI Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I was thinking that the extra weight would be a liability to the wearer in an offensive. Slower reaction to enemy fire, quicker exhaustion, slower overall movement etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAI Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I was thinking that the extra weight would be a liability to the wearer in an offensive. Slower reaction to enemy fire, quicker exhaustion, slower overall movement etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 When your job is to hump 20 lb bags of high explosive within hand placement distance of enemy fortifications, not the highest priority. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 When your job is to hump 20 lb bags of high explosive within hand placement distance of enemy fortifications, not the highest priority. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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