Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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First of all, bulletproof vests don’t exist and are a misnomer. Kevlar and plates in general are designed to mitigate the damage from the round. The user would receive a nasty bruise, but they would live to tell the tale.
Second of all, the Iraq War has demonstrated that such a claim is, frankly speaking, stupid. Body armor saved countless lives in Iraq and Afghanistan and was a major national sensation during the early stages of the Iraq War. However the bad part about them in the early 2000’s was that they can restrict one’s movement. Nowadays, aside from the weight issue, they are much easier to maneuver in.
First of all, some combat vests are body armor like this:
or this:
Second of all, nowadays, well funded soldiers wear combat vests that can hold plates which are a type of body armor. In the US’s case, US troops wear ESAPI plates in plate carrier vests. In China’s case, based on what we have seen, their infantry will be equipped be with something similar to that.
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Welp , it won't be PLA if you don't see some random one time mystery piece of kit been seen once and never again .Does anyone know what the soldiers in the foreground are wearing?
Look to me like some kind of vest for carrying tools, it just built in a way that doesn't look like either a flak vest for EOD or normal infantry kit.
The screen in the room says "Collective birthday celebration for May" so what are these guys doing with kneepads and radio in a relaxed setting.
A good guess would be they are some kind of high readiness duty , but I can't quite think of a job need that many pockets , kneepads , and that kind of collar on a vest.
I seriously doubt those are actual PLA Special Forces. China's special forces are completly classified.
Well there is a really good chance that the, "Special Forces" on video are just regular soldiers. PLA SF are completly classified.
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No, they aren’t.