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Old 06-12-2019, 06:50 PM   #5
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: Safariland Protech TAC PR Package (w/ 4400 Type IV Plate)

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Notes: DR 25 plates protect on 5/6 front and rear, 3/6 sides.
Both coverage estimates are likely high. Total torso area for an average adult male is somewhat over 7 square feet, of which maybe five is what GURPS would call 'body'. Those inserts are around 0.8 square feet, or about 1/6 each.

Fortunately for body armor, a lot of that is on the sides or top, frontal cross-section is probably only a third of that, giving 3/6 coverage. Also, the missing area is mostly around the edges so center shooting will disproportionately hit the plate. I would still be dubious about calling it more than 4/6.

It's worse from the sides because (a) most of the armor isn't there, and (b) what armor actually is there is at the edges. I wouldn't give the sides better than 2/6.
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