From:	Enos Michel CDT <x62674e3@******.USMA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Big Time Armor
Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 1994 21:29:53 EDT

Here's my two cents worth:

1. Military body armor IS designed to stop fragments-not direct shots.

2. A friend of mine who was involved in the gulf war had his Bradley fighting
vehicle shot up by a .50 cal.Still think personal body armor will stop that?
Nah.

3. I think that SRII actually has one of the better ballistic combat systems.
But if you are looking for more info on body armor and killing effects, there
was a very comprehensive book published a couple of years back-sorry I can't
remember the name.

4. Anybody out there ever heard of the UCAS-12? Looks like an oversized M-16,
with a 10 round magazine or a 20 round drum. Nice. FN (Fabrique Ntionale ,sp?
of Belgium, incidentially now makes the Army and USMC's two primary weapons the
M16A2 and the SAW) unveiled a little weapon called the P40 a few years back.
Fired a new round, and supposedly had about 2x the power of a 5.56mm.

Mike
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