03-22-2014, 02:19 PM
One of the elephants in this room is the increasing availability of lightweight body armor.
The plates in that armor are designed to defeat low to moderate velocity projectiles of average mass. We should address what additional armor-defeat features, if any, should be considered for this alternative cartridge.
For example, a sabot-launched projectile might allow an increase of, say, 300 meters per second to the muzzle velocity. That increased velocity coupled with appropriate projectile design might be good medicine for current technology body armor.
The plates in that armor are designed to defeat low to moderate velocity projectiles of average mass. We should address what additional armor-defeat features, if any, should be considered for this alternative cartridge.
For example, a sabot-launched projectile might allow an increase of, say, 300 meters per second to the muzzle velocity. That increased velocity coupled with appropriate projectile design might be good medicine for current technology body armor.