So what he was wearing and what the guy was showing in the video looked like a titanium plate. Any type of metal steel or titanium creates ricochet. This is very dangerous. Even if the round impacts 90 degrees dead center the bullet will send spall all over. If you wear metal armor you have to have a kevlar sleeve to stop the ricochet and spall.
He should have had protection guarding the neck if he did have a plate, there are many designs that would work. I dearly hope in the future there is an easier solution for security for public speakers.
Huge 20 foot bullet proof shield like 7 foot tall directly in front of where they will be walking?
Just on the one side. Ideally some in every side but it’s a start
There's compromises for stealth and keeping concealment. The plate he had on probably would not have stopped a direct hit either even if the ammo was a soft point 3006. It was solid metal and the speed of a 162 grain bullet flying at over 2800 fps would send a round straight through that plate. In this instance he may have been better off not wearing any plates at all unfortunately.
So what he was wearing and what the guy was showing in the video looked like a titanium plate. Any type of metal steel or titanium creates ricochet. This is very dangerous. Even if the round impacts 90 degrees dead center the bullet will send spall all over. If you wear metal armor you have to have a kevlar sleeve to stop the ricochet and spall.
He should have had protection guarding the neck if he did have a plate, there are many designs that would work. I dearly hope in the future there is an easier solution for security for public speakers. Huge 20 foot bullet proof shield like 7 foot tall directly in front of where they will be walking? Just on the one side. Ideally some in every side but it’s a start
There's compromises for stealth and keeping concealment. The plate he had on probably would not have stopped a direct hit either even if the ammo was a soft point 3006. It was solid metal and the speed of a 162 grain bullet flying at over 2800 fps would send a round straight through that plate. In this instance he may have been better off not wearing any plates at all unfortunately.
A guy or two on the highest rooftop(s) with binoculars and radios, would have stopped it too, my guess.
Drone scanning roof tops and crowd. Bullet proof glass shield front & side too.
oh right, so easy, drones! glass is easy too.