Retlaw83 wrote:Wolfman Walt wrote:Why? Protect gear is just an anti-ballistic armor, similar to riot gear.
Because riot gear lets you survive bomb blasts at near point-black range?
If you noticed, they didn't take the blast head on. If you lay down next to a curb, the blast goes over you which is exactly what they did. Given the protection of the armor and the fact that the main character was STILL injured, I'd say it's pretty reasonable.
The stuff is bulky as hell, and the guys who wear it seem to move at a decent clip
It's not THAT bulky. The only thing interconnected really is the chest plate, the shoulder pads, and the codpiece. They're also almost always walking.
deadly accuracy.
If that's your idea of "Deadly accuracy" you need your eyes checked. Shots are flung all over the place. The only reason they hit stuff as well as they do is because of numbers and the amount of bullets filling the air. If you pay attention, rounds are richocheting off of everything.
The idea that it's just standard body armor is absurd
It's not standard body armor - it's used by the elite of the elite.
using the logic, why didn't Japan just give it to all their soldiers in World War II and win the damn thing?
Because it didn't get put into use until AFTER WWII when the Germans beat them. Pay attention.