Body armor in action (vid)

[Jack & Coke]

Check out this video clip:

http://images.military.com/Video/050713_SniperShot.wmv

• Bad guy snipers (AIF) try to pick off a U.S. soldier on patrol...
• Soldier take the shot center mass and gets knocked down...
• Bad guys start chanting Allah Akbar (God is Great!) in celebration...
• Soldier stands up and takes cover...
• Body Armor... Priceless!

[stondroopy]

HOLY CRAP! would have been nice to see some return fire though

[Steelrat]

What you don't see in the video is the US soldier locating the snipers (hiddin in a vehicle DC sniper style) then leading a patrol of US soldiers to them. The US patrol wounded one, and then chased down and captured both of them. The soldier who had been shot was a medic, and he actually ended up treating the wounded sniper who had shot him.

The gun was a Dragonov sniper rifle, which fires a pretty substantial round, and it was fired from about 90 yards away. That interceptor armor is pretty amazing stuff.

[Automaggot68]

The gun was a Dragonov sniper rifle, which fires a pretty substantial round, and it was fired from about 90 yards away.

Yeah, 7.62mm. I love those things.

[Jaan]

Yeah, 7.62mm. I love those things.

I think it's funny that 7.62 mm is really just a .30 caliber bullet. Of course, the Russians never copied anyone else ...

[quik]

Awesome.

GO AMERICA.

[teufelhunden]

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-976420.php

http://www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/pdf/at_sniper071505.pdf

for the story.

[MaChu]

Just saw this on another forum. Yeah the snipers for a second had an expression of "WTF? "

[SCpoloRicker]

Kai pretty poor attempt to troll.

Thats pretty crazy. 90 yards and 7.62, center mass? Up and clearing in a sec or two?

Wow.

[Steelrat]

Thats adrenaline for you. He goes down like a bag of rocks, adrenaline kicks in, and he literally jumps up and starts scanning. Amazing. Also nice to see the muscle memory these guys have, weapon was up and he was looking for targets.

[PsychoBaller]

Wow.... I'm impressed. Both with the Armor for one thing... and as said before, the soldier's own skillz under circumstances.

USA Rulz

[Army]

I think it's funny that 7.62 mm is really just a .30 caliber bullet. Of course, the Russians never copied anyone else ...

Copied nobody. The 7.62X54R has been in Russian/Soviet/Russian military use for over 114 years.

The US military adopted it's first .30 in 1903, the second in 1906, and the third in 1957.

[slateman]

Um . . . . wasn't there complaints earlier in the year that soldiers didn't have enough body armor? If you can stop a 7.62 round from 90 yards, WTH are the whining about?

[SoldierzHonor]

Um . . . . wasn't there complaints earlier in the year that soldiers didn't have enough body armor? If you can stop a 7.62 round from 90 yards, WTH are the whining about?

Ask that to the young men who have returned home with partial arms and legs. There have been more than just plates added to the interceptor armor. There is now added dorsal and shoulder protection, throat protection and groin protection. Next time please try not to be so rude asking a question such as this. Evidently, you havent been on the recieving end of an IED or other possible hazard like them. Some of us have been hit by them and praise our added protection.

[Steelrat]

Um . . . . wasn't there complaints earlier in the year that soldiers didn't have enough body armor? If you can stop a 7.62 round from 90 yards, WTH are the whining about?

Its poor form to accuse soldiers in combat of "whining." Not everyone has been getting the interceptor armor, and that led to some of the very valid complaining. Local PDs in the San Francisco area were collecting used body armor to equip national guard units going over. While nice, its not even close to the interceptor armor, which can take much larger rounds, and gives much more thorough protection against frag.

I will not be 100% happy with the body armor until we have zero casualties. Until then, its nice to know that our guys have the best stuff out there. Who would of though that our troops would be able to get hit at 90 yards with a 7.62X41 center of mass and survive? Thats just amazing.