In the age of cold weapons, armor can also reduce the casualty rate of soldiers. However, with the emergence of high-tech weapons such as guns, the protective measures of soldiers are basically useless, and the original armor can hardly resist the power of rifles.
With the development of science and technology, new types of bulletproof protective clothing and bulletproof helmets have also begun to enter the stage of history, and soldiers are once again effectively protected.
Bulletproof vests sound like clothes, but they are actually vests. The area that can be protected is extremely limited. So why don't body armor protect all limbs? Once the soldiers' limbs are included in the protection range, the casualty rate will increase. Why?
Bulletproof vest, also known as bulletproof vest, bulletproof vest, bulletproof vest, bulletproof vest, etc. , for a single soldier. Used to protect the human body from bullets or shrapnel. The bulletproof vest is mainly composed of two parts: the clothing cover and the bulletproof layer. Clothes are generally made of chemical fiber fabrics. The bulletproof layer is composed of metal (special steel, aluminum alloy, titanium alloy), ceramics (corundum, boron carbide, silicon carbide), glass fiber reinforced plastic, nylon, Kevlar and other materials to form a single or composite protective structure. The bulletproof layer can absorb the kinetic energy of warheads or shrapnel, and has obvious protective effect on low-speed warheads or shrapnel, which can reduce the damage to the chest and abdomen of the human body. Body armor includes infantry body armor, pilot body armor and artillery body armor.
As far as the current technical level is concerned, body armor cannot guarantee absolute safety, but can only resist stray bullets or shrapnel to the greatest extent, and it will also restrict actions. It's not difficult to make body armor that can withstand any bullet, but then the soldier can't move freely. And one more important reason: the head and torso are the most important parts of the human body. Once attacked, they are likely to die. Even if the limbs are shot, the probability of survival is high.
From this point of view, rather than wearing body armor to protect the limbs, it is better not to wear body armor to increase the flexibility of the body, thereby increasing the possibility of survival. Moreover, part of the soldiers' emergency response is done through their limbs. Once they are bandaged, accidents are likely to occur due to slow response. Furthermore, wearing more protective gear will also cause a certain loss of physical strength of the soldiers, thus affecting the combat effectiveness.
