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Re: Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo
Posted By: Bry <bmulheran@gmail.com>	Date: 2/20/13 7:26 a.m.
In Response To: Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo? (The Lionheart) : : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Level-3-Dragon-Skin-Body-Armor-ESAPI-Kevlar-XTBAS-ONLY-ONE-LVL-III-NR-/321075229831?pt=US_Costumes&hash=item4ac1933487 : What is this? I don't even... Sooo it's a home made costume, but unlike most of them, this happens to feature actual body armour, using elements from PinnacleArmor's Dragon Skin concept. ie, and "overlapping series of high tensile strength ceramic discs encased in an aramid textile cover" Although it claims Level III protection (actually claims its higher in the description), that will undoubtedly not be certified, and so is completely misleading. A false claim. :P PinnacleArmor themselves have had all sorts of bother with certifying the stuff and its been all very controversial, with it failing various tests by the US military and being downgraded from Level III to Level II protection. So I imagine this is meant to have been made out of numerous PinnacleArmor SOV-3000 vests, which the manufacturer claimed gave Level IV protection, but was never independently tested and verified. Interesting idea, though when we start talking about making actual armour with a Halo design, there are obvious flaws. Like how the stomach is unprotected. I still have a genuine bit of British Army kit in the form of an Enhanced Combat Body Armour and that has 2 great big bloody 1 inch thick plates over the spine and chest.

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Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo?	The Lionheart	2/20/13 5:14 a.m.
Re: Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo	Bry	2/20/13 7:26 a.m.
Re: Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo	davidfuchs	2/20/13 2:40 p.m.
Re: Real-life ballistic armor in the style of Halo	Bry	2/20/13 4:09 p.m.