Dragonskin Body Armor
 

I wish that all our military personnel that need body armor could be outfitted with Dragonskin. The guy that developed the current body armor even says this Dragonskin is far superior to his stuff.
Watch the videos at the bottom of the page.

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Not that I understand anything about caliber, but considering the info on the LEVEL V ballistics velocity is classified, this stuff must be able to withstand quite a bit of abuse. Pretty cool!

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Saw it on Discovery chanel a couple o months ago, Future wepons. Did you see the one where he had the 9mm that put a hole strait through the cevlar helmet.

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saw it on discovery channel. And about soldiers having it, i put one on last week at the air and sea show and those vests are ridiculously heavy no way you would be able to run with that plus the other equipment. It only protects your chest and bakc and stomach areas all other areas are vulnerable and with that and not being able to run your just about garunteed to get shot. If you ever put one on youd understand why the soldiers dont wear em.

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and on the discovery channel threy put tha dragonskin laying on top of a live grenede and it didnt even break through

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Are you kidding? They're so much lighter than the vest the troops wear now.
http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/dragon-skin.php

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_HRQNd84ZA

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If they let me buy any... is anyone willing to shoot me to test it out?

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The stuff looks good. I have a flak vest with a front and rear lvl IV ballistics plate that I use for work. The plates are only good for more or less a direct hit. I like the fact that the dragonskin wraps around your body. Also a plate can only take a couple of shot till it starts to shatter. I have seen this first hand at the firing range. After a few shots the rounds pass through the plates like butter. Best of all its light weight.

Mr_Pat

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They should find a way to incorporate that into vehicle armor. That thing withstood a damn grenade!

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Why don't our boys have it? i saw on tv they are not allowed to wear it.

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x2

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Told my g/f in the Guard that if she's ever shipped out, she's getting it. Told me they wouldn't let her wear it because, "Everyone's supposed to be equal." Wouldn't surprise me if that is the rationale.

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The jury is still out on it's performance.


http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003504.html

The Army and Marines have stated that it is not allowed as a replacement for the issued body armor. They have said you could wear it in addition to the issued body armor, but that isn't realistic.

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It was just on Dateline tonight and they showed that all the critics are politcally motivated as Dragonskin out performed all others on the show.

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Yup.

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What a Govt contract that politcally motivated???? I dont belive it:confused:

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Like I said, it's all about the payola. Both sides of the aisle are guilty of it.:mad:

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PLease, the Army had a chance to buy a Anti-RPG system that shoots the RPG out of the air before it impact the vehicle. It is a tested and proven Isreali system but the Army decided to let a big contractor develope their own which will be ready in 8 years.... long time for those over seas to wait for help.