Enyalus
MALE DOMINANCE!!!
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
going by the context, kevlar-like armor is referring to how its made and how it acts. simply being built to function in the same manner as kevlar does not equate to having the same durability or being as affective.
Yeah, definitely agree. I didn't say that ancient body armor had the same durability as modern. Because it didn't. But even with that acknowledged, it was not
that inferior to the modern protection. I mean, Athens had voting machines (think vending machines of today) and steam-engine operated automatic doors. Greece knew its shit. Especially when it came to war.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
and for the record, even when getting shot only once with a kevlar vest on, modern day kevlar, the force from the bullet is still enough to break bone and completely incapacitate people.
Type II body armor and above, which is about as thick as what the hoplites would be wearing, is designed to stop 9mm, .40 calibur handguns, etc, as well as protecting against the blunt force trauma it causes. Now yeah, if they're using +P ammo or something, then perhaps not. Also, a few broken ribs or a freshly punctured lung isn't going to stop or incapacitate a fully trained Spartiate. And I don't know about mall cops, but regular police forces are trained to shoot for center mass...which would be right into that potentially kevlar-like substance.
Now, if he's got the bronze breastplate on, damn, he's totally ****ed. Ever try that stuff on or see it in person? It's about 2 cm thick at most. Awful protection against piercing impact.
I'm up in the air about the effectiveness of the mall cop's tazer gun. I've seen certain of them tested before, most recently on Deadliest Warrior when they tested the SWAT team's variant of the tazer gun, and it was extremely impressive. But I'm guessing the ones that SWAT are issued are a better version than a standard that a mall cop would have. Dunno. If anyone's got any enlightenment on that, that'd be interesting to find out.