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21 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

More of Soviet/Russian helmet testing, now bubble helmet (Sfera) is in sights.

 

are... are you just Oxide?
lmao

uh... does anyone know if the ASH12 can defeat GOST BR5 with its AP loads?

On 11/29/2020 at 9:17 AM, Sturgeon said:

Even at +400 m/s velocity, SS190 isn't getting through Level III. So yeah, not very special for a helmet of that type.
 

 

Well, I know what to do now. Make armour piercing load like Libra Snail to bust AR500 plates

it do be vibe check time.

then again, with their track record, not sure I even need AP loading.

On 12/6/2020 at 4:07 PM, LoooSeR said:

 

Really shows off how much of a difference hard armour vs soft armour makes. I mean, stuff like Cyclone ammo would shred kevlar, but hardplate? bing.

5 hours ago, Beer said:

 

Both of the helmets are 30 years old. I would say it is impressive considering their age. 

 

Anyway out of curiosity did US military or SWAT units use any sort of heavy ballistic helmets similar to these Soviet/Russian ones? 

 

Also a genuine question. Which helmets can withstand more than SS190? 

Vario Mehler has the uparmor plates, TenCate used to make similar plates up to NIJ IV, I think the SLAAP is at 5.56/7.62AK protection, and the IHPS is purported to 7n1 with uparmour. The ECH actually is a polyethylene rated to NIJ III.

Paying the tax...

I think this is where they got the COD Cold War stuff lol

On 10/4/2020 at 1:03 PM, Must Be Spoon Fed said:

 

Around 80% casualties in war is not from direct fire, but fragments, mostly artillery. Full body armor which would provide high levels of protection against firearms in key areas and protection against fragments in all others would drastically lower casualties rate and would make various weapons far less effective. From artillery bombardment to thermobaric weapons. In fact, most high tech body armor out there does exactly that, it looks far less than few loosely connected armored plates which we have today, but are rather full protective body suit. My opinion is validated by most cutting edge development of several nations and I was advocating for that since 2012.

 

 

 

Without any specifics, your opinion is just as valid as my own.

Fragsuit is important, but just as problematic is the issue of heatcas, fatigue, and operator load

Assaultsuit is cool and good until you stack on fifteen magazines, rifle, grenades, medical, food, and whatever other stuff needs to be packed

On 11/14/2020 at 4:27 PM, ADC411 said:

Ballistic testing of K6-3 titanium helmet

 

 

 

I've wondered for a while what advantages these types of helmets offer over more conventional ones, and the number of units switching from these to more modern aramid ones would seem to indicate that the answer is 'not much'.

 

However, one thing this video demonstrates that I'd never considered is just how resistant these things are to deformation, even after repeated hits. Very impressive.

it also has somewhat better chances at deflecting a rifle round, though given that the rifle rated helmet is on the rise again, that's not much of an adv. Still, solid headcase.

On 6/29/2020 at 6:13 AM, Calicifer said:

Our analogue SWAT officers were forced at one time to serve with expired body vests. Soldiers also seem to suffer from poor quality body armor issues from time to time and this is in USA, the best equipped military in the world. I can only imagine that body armor in less well equipped nations are long expired and is here more for a show.

1: Expired personal armours of the aramid variety show operational status after testing. It's just a "cover our ass" system. The EX date is the maximum that they can guarantee full operational state under standard wear and tear iirc.

2: Cost of dead operative is high. If memory serves, average US Army soldier is 300k for basic training, not including specializations and such. As such, by logic, it makes good fiscal and moral sense to ensure operative returns whole.

3: Issue with armor manufacture is just typical. No producer will make perfect record, even most sterling of silver will have a small blemish. It happens. Response is how you judge. 

4: You would be surprised. German, Israeli, British, and Russian industry of protective gear is quite excellent. However, in some cases like India and their Alibaba Armour, this is true. Quite frankly, their items seem atrociously made.

Edit: Also, the SLAM... Ah yes, I too like slowly turning my barrel into a krummlauf.

Here's the standards for GOST post 2017.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/193cJDWeGfhi7aIWx-vJxbI8hrJM4Q9MC/view?usp=drivesdk

And also the old one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NJy2yDpDtvMB8jGCMwapAMXNVjZwqJoi/view?usp=drivesdk