Ipod saves Soldier's Life
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Imagine if it still works after that. That'll be the best advertisement ever.
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The ipod prevented him from getting a bruise, the body armor did most of the work la -
Wouldn't be the same if not for his armour...
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ipods to be standard issue for all serviceman
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cool..
the power of music
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If the soldier is wearing the issued vest, he wouldn't even need the iPod right?
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If the soldier is wearing the issued vest, he wouldn't even need the iPod right?
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i think i going to buy ipod tooo...
creative can protect my life or not? -
i will be looking forward to get 1...Originally posted by Ah Gong:ipods to be standard issue for all serviceman
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knn, if it was a fake polo ralph lauren polo tee that stopped the guy from being killed, there will be kudos all around too.
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Those rating are based on velocityOriginally posted by mrwonderful:i read the current US vest can withstand up to an AK bullet, so yeah this US soldier probably trying to get a free ipod by emailing to everyone and misleading them
Something like rated for 7.62mm at xxxxfps
If at point blank range, there's still a chance the round has enough KE to penerate the armour -
wow... then should be use ipod to make bulletproff vest?
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lucky guy
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The Interceptor system with SAPI (which is what they use) can stop a normal point blank AK shot with no problems, unless they are using AP rounds...
In which case the Ipod would have done little. -
iraqi AK47 using russian hollow dum dum rounds. Its deadly if enter your body but breaks into pieces when hit ceramic plate.
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U sure? This is point blank range.Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:But if he's wearing an Interceptor vest decked out with the standard SAPI inserts, a chest strike as described in the story will certainly not penetrate his body armour. -
Why not?
The interceptor body armor system consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI). The OTV is lined with finely woven Kevlar aramid, these two parts of the vest are both bullet and heat resistant. The vest was tested to stop a 9mm 124 GR FMJ at 1,400 ft/s (426 m/s) with minimal deformation and has a V-50 of roughly 1,525 ft/s (465 m/s). This means that the bullet has to be traveling faster than 1,525ft/s for it to have more than a 50% chance of breaking through the armor panel. These plates also come in five different sizes and go into the front and back of the vest.
The normal AK round is a 7.62 x 39... which at 710 m/s (~2329 ft/s) is quite a bit weaker then the NATO 7.62. The SAPI will have no issues with a point blank shot from an AK.
The Interceptor can however, not be called a Level III-A vest as miltary standard does not require protection against heavy .44 Magnum munition. However, both Level III-A vests and Interceptor do protect from much lighter 9mm threats in identical tests. The vest will stop other, slower, moving fragments and is also equipped with removable neck, throat, shoulder and groin protection. The vest has a quick-release feature in which a quick tug would drop the plates off of the vest if ever needed.
Two small-arms protective inserts may also be added to the front and back of the vest, with each plate designed to stop up to three 7.62mm NATO rounds (also known as USA M80 .308 cal) with a muzzle velocity of 2,750 feet per second (838 m/s). The plates are the most technically advanced body armor fielded by the U.S. military, and are constructed of boron carbide ceramic with a Spectra/Dyneema shield backing that breaks down projectiles and halts their momentum before reaching the wearer. -
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the bullet eud have past thru his bodyOriginally posted by M©+square:Someone should try it on a nano.
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will mei...Originally posted by SBS9828X:the bullet eud have past thru his body
provided the nano is more that 20gb...
den the effect will be there...