Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.

TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
To be fair Plates are expensive and sensitive. You don’t want to break them. Armies try to keep them stored and inspected until deployed. A good deal of PLA photos are just photo ops so it’s not needed. Or light training when they just use the carrier as an assault vest.
When in peace time exercises if it’s needed they can use a training plate which is cheaper and less sensitive to potential damage.
 
plawolf

plawolf

Lieutenant General
TerraN_EmpirE said:
To be fair Plates are expensive and sensitive. You don’t want to break them. Armies try to keep them stored and inspected until deployed. A good deal of PLA photos are just photo ops so it’s not needed. Or light training when they just use the carrier as an assault vest.
When in peace time exercises if it’s needed they can use a training plate which is cheaper and less sensitive to potential damage.
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This only applies to ceramic plates, where you can crack the edges and degrade them through use.

There are plenty of marks of training plates which are not ballistic rated, but which simulate the weight and bulk of a real ballistic plate.

I am always surprised militaries don’t use them more. I know there is a risk these might get mixed up with real plates and cost lives in combat, but it doesn’t feel like an insurmountable challenge as colour coding, training and checks should easily mitigate the risk.
 
TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
plawolf said:
This only applies to ceramic plates, where you can crack the edges and degrade them through use.

There are plenty of marks of training plates which are not ballistic rated, but which simulate the weight and bulk of a real ballistic plate.

I am always surprised militaries don’t use them more. I know there is a risk these might get mixed up with real plates and cost lives in combat, but it doesn’t feel like an insurmountable challenge as colour coding, training and checks should easily mitigate the risk.
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Exactly my point, however I suspect that in many cases the choice not to for some training is due to the weight and frankly general lack of need.
I mean you want your troops to have muscle memory for use of the carrier, and don’t necessarily need the plates for every single exercise. The heat and bulk makes them u comfortable for long wear and rather hot.
 
by78

by78

General
Low-visibility patches.

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drowingfish

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Registered Member
plawolf said:
This only applies to ceramic plates, where you can crack the edges and degrade them through use.

There are plenty of marks of training plates which are not ballistic rated, but which simulate the weight and bulk of a real ballistic plate.

I am always surprised militaries don’t use them more. I know there is a risk these might get mixed up with real plates and cost lives in combat, but it doesn’t feel like an insurmountable challenge as colour coding, training and checks should easily mitigate the risk.
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training plates are colour coded, also slightly heavier than real plates, unlikely to get mixed as anyone wearing training plates will be eager to change them out lol
 
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