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In other words bulletproof vests utilising what is in effect ERA. ![Er... what? o_O o_O](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Might work with armored NBC suits and even infantry exoskeleton systems. But tactical vests?!
I think I might have heard about this in passing years ago. Came across it again today via a cameo in the Danger Zone One webcomic. (Note: Both the linked page and the comic in general are somewhat NSFW.)
Reactive stiffening armor system - Southwest Research Institute
A reactive armor structure having an outer layer and a reactive element adjacent to and integral with the outer layer is provided. The reactive element provides an amount of support to the outer layer
Exploding Bullet-Proof Vest: Worst Armor Idea Ever?
This just may be the least safe protective garment ever: an exploding bullet-proof vest. You might have thought that jackets with built-in explosives were strictly for suicide bombers. But this design, known as the Reactive Stiffening Armor System, was patented by the Southwest Research...
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Might work with armored NBC suits and even infantry exoskeleton systems. But tactical vests?!
I think I might have heard about this in passing years ago. Came across it again today via a cameo in the Danger Zone One webcomic. (Note: Both the linked page and the comic in general are somewhat NSFW.)