New body armor options for soldiers

[General Lee]

U.S. soldiers have been using new types of body armors, like the IOTV, MBAV, SPCS, scalable plate carrier etc.

What differences they have from each other, if any?
How they fits in High-tech?
How much DR?
How to model this in game: "provide less cover than OTV"?

Thanks in advance.

[sir_pudding]

I can tell you that the MTV takes significantly longer to don and interferes with prone shooting.

[General Lee]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

I can tell you that the MTV takes significantly longer to don and interferes with prone shooting.

Which would mean penalties for shooting under this condition (prone), or if in need to take out armor fast (cathing fire, drowning etc.).

And, ballistic protection? It is really suoerior?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by General Lee

or if in need to take out armor fast (cathing fire, drowning etc.).

It's got a quick release pull. Which had a tendency to get caught on vehicles and stuff so we taped it so that it was a tab instead of a loop (if that makes any sense).

And, ballistic protection? It is really suoerior?

Well, compared to the ITV it has integral (rather than add-on) side inserts, the groin flap, and the neck protector gorget thingy.

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

and the neck protector gorget thingy.

Was it the gorget hitting the helmet that messes with prone? That's the problem I always had firing from the prone with a kevlar and pack, the rim of the kevlar would hit the frame and push down over my eyes.

[General Lee]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

It's got a quick release pull. Which had a tendency to get caught on vehicles and stuff so we taped it so that it was a tab instead of a loop (if that makes any sense).
Well, compared to the ITV it has integral (rather than add-on) side inserts, the groin flap, and the neck protector gorget thingy.

Which means it is heavier because its not modular, right?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Was it the gorget hitting the helmet that messes with prone?

Also the magazine pouches sit right over your stomach, so when full it pushes you up in the middle and makes it hard to get your upper body on the deck in anything resembling a usable firing position.

[General Lee]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

It's got a quick release pull. Which had a tendency to get caught on vehicles and stuff so we taped it so that it was a tab instead of a loop (if that makes any sense).

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

I can tell you that the MTV takes significantly longer to don and interferes with prone shooting.

So it had no effect at all in game.

[General Lee]

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Was it the gorget hitting the helmet that messes with prone? That's the problem I always had firing from the prone with a kevlar and pack, the rim of the kevlar would hit the frame and push down over my eyes.

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Also the magazine pouches sit right over your stomach, so when full it pushes you up in the middle and makes it hard to get your upper body on the deck in anything resembling a usable firing position.

There is some field adjustment to counter that? Or it is because size issues? Its pretty commom this issue with the collar/ gorget?

[Celti]

I once calculated E-SAPI plates as being DR+38 (compared to the +23 of the assault vest's trauma plates in the book, which AFAIK are supposed to represent standard SAPI), with a weight of 16 pounds including the side plates (11 lbs. without), and total cost of $1800 ($1200 without side plates).

X-SAPI would be a few pounds and points of DR above that, but I haven't found (haven't bothered to look, really) any concrete figures for them to calculate specifics.