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February 4th, 2007, 20:37
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Dragonskin
Is anyone wearing Dragonskin yet?
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February 4th, 2007, 20:40
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You mean the actual armour?
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February 4th, 2007, 20:43
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February 4th, 2007, 20:45
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http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/dragon-skin.php
Crazy body armor without the need of plates... Video: YouTube - more dragon skin |
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February 4th, 2007, 20:50
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that dragon skin is awsome. saw it on discovery channel
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February 4th, 2007, 21:06
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That episode of Future Weapons that showed the Dragon Skin armour was on twice today, watched it both times.
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February 4th, 2007, 21:09
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that stuff is awesome, it took a genade! i wish they showed it getting shot by armor piercing rounds
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February 4th, 2007, 21:14
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formerly Swatt Five-Six
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February 4th, 2007, 21:35
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is steel core ammo armor piercing?
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February 4th, 2007, 21:40
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now go look into how some of these things have failed in taking what it was suppose to claim it could.
there's reasons why the US army doesn't allow it's troops to wear it, and why the PMC community tends to stay away from it. Greg |
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February 4th, 2007, 21:42
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it looks like it weighs a ton
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"Fight fear. Fight distress. Fight chaos. Fight with the Canadian Forces." |
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February 4th, 2007, 21:48
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apparently it's about the same weight as wearing regular plates.
I've heard it was lighter, but I can not confirm that right now. Greg |
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February 4th, 2007, 21:58
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Official ASC Bladesmith
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I read that at $5,000US per vest was the reason few are using it, not because of flaws in it. Benefits over plates is it's more flexible for the user, unlike the stiffness with plates. Add in that a plate can only take so many rounds on it bfore it starts to weaken, dragonskin seems to keep going far beyond what plates can do.
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February 4th, 2007, 22:09
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Ditto to what CDN_stalker just noted. Its the price of the vest that drove the military away from purchasing it for use.
Last edited by stokes; February 4th, 2007 at 23:02.. |
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February 4th, 2007, 22:12
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Same as choosing multicam as the new camo, price. Would have been more than ideal for aviators at a minimum. Instead the army went for "baby blue tuxedo camo" instead.
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