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It looked very promising. they even promoted it on the show "Futureweapons."

It seemed very effective at stopping everything and keeping you in one piece. Why did the military ditch it?

2007-12-31 12:37:24 · 16 answers · asked by Santana 1 in Politics & Government Military

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Failed a number of tests the military / DOD did on them, the system is still in review.

Vet-USAF

2007-12-31 12:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 8 1

Dragon dermis armor replaced into examined and it surpassed with flying colorations, even although, as suited super-wigs do not carry the patents to the product, they insisted it failed interior the trials. you are able to flow on youtube and watch them placed some magazines of countless rifle and handgun ammunition into one vest and it does not penetrate via to the dummy. that is all with regard to the money. do not inevitably pay attention on your NCOs. they may be idiots. think of for your self and do your guy or woman examine. even although, in case you do get killed and you're actually not wearing the issued kit, your coverage won't pay out. it is why NCOs inform you to not placed on it. An IED does not care with regard to the form of physique armor.

2016-12-18 13:50:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It failed military tests. I'm not saying that the army doesn't buy shoddy equipment, but I don't think it's all that great anyway. Having studied midieval armor and weapons, scale and chain mail doesn't stop wounds, it just changes them from cuts and slashes to blunt trauma, which is why the knights went to plate mail in the first place.

2007-12-31 14:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by Curtis B 6 · 0 0

It is a constant battle between body armor and rounds to penetrate it. (Same with tank armor.)

There never will be an armor that will forever be perfect and able to stop everything. Each time they upgrade the armor, the other side upgrades the ammo.

Look at the P90 and HK7. Both designed to fire rounds specifically made to penetrate body armor.

And if you can not kill the troops with bullets, you set off bombs along side the road.

2007-12-31 13:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 1 0

personally I just think that it has to do with money or some general not wanting to change his mind. The man that invented the armor that the US military uses now personally came out and endorsed dragon skin saying that it was better then his armor and still the military denied it. Probably the same reason we went with the M16 A-1 in Vietnam, it was a piece of junk and no one like it (the M16 A-4 is much better thank god) but we still used it, someone somewhere is making lots of money. Personally I use Extreme Body armor level 3A for my job, not as good as dragon skin but hey i work for an armored truck company now I don't see myself assaulting anymore buildings.

2007-12-31 13:50:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Dragonskin did better on some tests then Interceptor, but Interceptor scored better in all around tests. For example, in temperate environment, Dragonskin did better, but in 130 degree heat (like in Iraq) Interceptor did better, because the scales used in Dragonskin didn't stay in place in that kind of heat.

So for a police officer in Virginia, Dragonskin may be better, but for a soldier in Iraq, Interceptor is better.

2007-12-31 13:23:02 · answer #6 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 1 0

I saw that too. looks very cool, but is it cost effective? I think that is the main concern

Also, it sounds like the material isn't as safe as futureweapons has you believe. It failed multiple tests and has some problems around diesel fuel...

2007-12-31 12:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I have used them, There is nothing wrong with them save for the fact that they are really really expensive. Hence not viable for the infantrymen. It is all about $$$.

2007-12-31 12:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by empd 3 · 0 3

what we need is a vest made of black holes so bullets get sucked into it...

2007-12-31 12:45:12 · answer #9 · answered by stonesfan_17 4 · 2 0

to expensive for the army and yet specail forces still use it so u can't say it failed

2007-12-31 12:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

according to Army Times, they say that in extreme hot conditions (Iraq), the kevlar plates tend to fall out of place and pile up on the bottom of the shell. I saw that future weapons too, and it made dragon skin look very good.
We do need better body armor, at least a lighter kind, but just as effective that lets you have a full range of motion.

2007-12-31 12:43:07 · answer #11 · answered by Jopa 5 · 5 0

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