From:	"Bruce H. Nagel" <NAGELBH@******.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Heavy pistol damage
Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 1997 08:53:34 -0500

You wrote:
> Depends on the vest (did you expect anything else? :) Typical military
> issue vests are designed to stop grenade and artillery fragments, not
> rifle bullets, but various types of commercially available vests will stop
> 7.62 mm NATO rounds with the proper inserts in the vest. That really adds
> to their weight, though, so you're looking at about 10 kg or more for
> front and back torso protection.
Today, yes, but by 2050, there is probably something better than Kevlar to use,
I think that is actually mentioned in Big Black somewhere.

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