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HQMC Restricts Non-Issued Armor Use

usmcecho4

usmcecho4

Registered User
pilot
jamnww said:
Unless I am reading that article wrong it sounds like there are several legitimate complaints about the armor and concern about it failing. According to the article at least 4 out of the 30 tested vests failed...something on the line of 13%...
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I think you read it correctly. I'm talking about how all sides will continue to bitch and moan and neither will take the other sides studies seriously.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4
 
raptor10

raptor10

Philosoraptor
Contributor
These guys had lots of concerns about the subpar performance of dragon skin: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003506.html

update x-ray of the failed dragon skin armor
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jamnww

Hangar Four
pilot
usmcecho4 said:
I think you read it correctly. I'm talking about how all sides will continue to bitch and moan and neither will take the other sides studies seriously.

Semper Fi,
usmcecho4
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Its just amazing to me that rather than try to fix the problem and push to get their body armor into service they are instead turning it into a personal grudge match...doesn't seem like something a professional organization should be doing, at least not and trying to play it out in the press...
 
skidz

skidz

adrenaline junky
Here's another link to the story from military.com.

Has anyone even heard of the 7.62x63 AMP2 round?
Edit: Found it. It's the 30.06, but I have never heard it referred to as that before, and wouldn't expect it to be by a US website.
 
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