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The11thHourX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Pieces of the hefty Dragon Skin armor, with ragged holes torn through its yellow inner skin, were propped up on the floor in the Pentagon, as Army officials systematically detailed the battery of ammunition and temperature testing the armor failed.
The11thHourX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Brown added that the armor failed to endure required temperature shifts — from minus 20 degrees to 120 above zero — which weakened the adhesive holding the discs together. And he said that the Dragon Skin's heavy weight was also a problem for soldiers who need to carry a lot of gear.
The Dragon Skin, he said, weighs 47.5 pounds, compared to the Army-issued Interceptor armor, which weighs 28 pounds.
danielhill3642 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
its sad when you can put a price on safety...maybe if kbr and hallorburton werent taking all the dod funds...
danielhill3642 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
really, it melted huh? well after a little research on this claim, i found that it is made of aramid which is chemically almost identical to kevlar...which intrestly enough is the material I personally wore in iraq for 15 straight months...maybe these extreme conditions you speak of were on visits, i dont know, to the sun?
EdHardyKid15 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
im going to the army and im gettin dragon skin fuck that im not bout to die
Bonecrkr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I don't get what the big deal is. You have a tried and true system in place. And a theoretically better system that might replace it at some time in the future that has passed some tests and failed others. Until the issue is sorted out, the army has banned its use to force soldiers to continue to use the tried and true system.
If and when there is consensus that dragon skin is at least an acceptable alternative maybe it will be considered. Until then...well, soldiers are not guinea pigs.
MichaelWithstand (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Middle east countries like Egypt, UAE, Kuwait may want dragon skin body armor.
European countries like French, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, etc
The list goes on and on.
But faster result in a form of army response could be gotten from selling them to the Russian and the Chinese. lol.
MichaelWithstand (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well to see whether the US army was lying try
selling the dragon skin body armor to South Korean, British or any other allies nations.
If you wanted fast test result try selling dragon skin body armor to the Russian or Chinese.
How's that? Not very patriotic but what's the patriotic thing about lying and rejecting the better body armor for sake of personal financial or economic gain?
Actually generals and general bodyguards wear them. As well as special forces. That is your answer.
the99mightys (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
did it i saw it take a frag at point blank with no shard git there it
The11thHourX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Dragonskin melted in extreme condition. It failed the endurance test when it came to certain conditions. |
