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Old 02-07-2018, 11:46 PM   #33
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Default Re: [Cutting-Edge Armor Design] Real World SCA-legal Armour and Ballistics Armour

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Because I can find what kind of rounds it is rated proof against as ballistic armour and how much such a plate weighs, which gives a fairly good way to estimate DR/Weight, but if we give it that DR across the board, it outperforms late TL8 triple-hardened and nano-crystalline steels, at a cheaper price.
Hm. My experience is that GURPS armor numbers usually outperform what is actually possible by a fairly significant margin, so I'm curious what numbers you're working with.

That said, body armor can certainly outperform vehicular armor, but it's also much more expensive.
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