Finally, a realistic notion of body armor--from the top

How does this guy move or fight back?

The deputy chief researcher from the Navy recently voiced his opinion on the extreme state of armor:

"A real warrior would like to go to combat with a weapon, a loin cloth and a light coat of oil.”

Here's the rest from Gear Scout:

Most shots fired on Marines are made from a considerable distance. Additionally, there is no need for flak vests to be able to stop multiple .30-caliber armor-piercing rifle rounds at close range, as requirements dictate, he said. Marines seldom need that much protection so requirements should put more emphasis on constraining weight. 

“It is dumb to have a requirement to stop armor piercing ammunition at muzzle velocity, and for multiple hits, when the probability of encountering that is almost zero. The probability of working your ass off and becoming fatigued and injury-prone and totally angered by the amount of weight you carry is 100 percent,” Solhan told Marine Corps Times in an interview May 3. 

Read the rest of James Sanborn’s story from the NDIA-hosted, 2012 Marine Corps Systems Command and Program Executive Officer Land Systems Advance Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI) over on MarineCorpsTimes.com.

In related breaking news, the French lost the Battle of Agincourt because they wore too much armor.