PLA's Body Armor
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have a look at our 'libration shoes'. 
the first one has been served in PLA for 50 years. personally, it is very comfortable and convinence than boots in soldier's excice. especially in 5 kilo running. if you take a look historical picture PLA battle with vietnam, you will find soldiers all wear this buddy. and it even popular among farming workers. price: RMB 8 yuan = less than US 1$
the sencond one is the new style training shoes
the first one has been served in PLA for 50 years. personally, it is very comfortable and convinence than boots in soldier's excice. especially in 5 kilo running. if you take a look historical picture PLA battle with vietnam, you will find soldiers all wear this buddy. and it even popular among farming workers. price: RMB 8 yuan = less than US 1$
the sencond one is the new style training shoes
okay there is no point to get upset.MIGleader said:
there is no point for elites to have armour since they need fast movement during operations. they may though, but i really doubt about it. you see, western people make a great deal one "evidence", now all i need is the evidence of they are getting armour, and now, i don't see any. the only photos we are seeing they have armour is those "show photos"
and you said things about flak vest. now what's flak vest? is it not kevlar, but with steel plates?
Red Guard said:
well, a flak jacket can be make in kevlar or can have steel plates or any other materials, but it's not intended to stop bullet, it's a kind of armor that were use at the beggining by bomber's crew to stop the frag of the flak shell, after, the infantry used it to protect themself against shell and grenade frag. So it only offer limited protection against frag and low-power bullet, even though that a 9mm can pierce it very easily.
Red Guard said:
Flak vest was made from reinforced PVC fibres back in vietnam, now it's mainly PVC+Nomex.
While BP vests are madre from kevlar+ adding of plates (ceramic/titanium/steel/graphite/wood= initial Soviet Bp vests were made from laminated wood+strong leather)