Nightcrawler
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A soft armor vest that a police officer might wear may very well weight 5 lbs. I couldn't tell you how much this "interceptor" vest weighs; I'm an Engineer in the Nat'l Guard, I've never even SEEN one of these.
Just going by the laws of physics. 2x 10x12" ceramic plates alone weigh more than 5lbs by themselves. Even moreso if you're using steel plates.
A full coverage military body armor, complete with either steel or ceramic 10x12" plates (one in front, one in back) is not going to weigh 5lbs.
From everything I've been able to gather, SEAL teams as a rule don't wear body armor on many of their missions.
I'm not going to tell them it's stupid.
Perhaps somebody knows somebody who was in the SEAL teams could ask? I'm genuinely curious.
Just going by the laws of physics. 2x 10x12" ceramic plates alone weigh more than 5lbs by themselves. Even moreso if you're using steel plates.
A full coverage military body armor, complete with either steel or ceramic 10x12" plates (one in front, one in back) is not going to weigh 5lbs.
From everything I've been able to gather, SEAL teams as a rule don't wear body armor on many of their missions.
I'm not going to tell them it's stupid.
Perhaps somebody knows somebody who was in the SEAL teams could ask? I'm genuinely curious.