Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - Soldiers told to ditch Superior body armor or lose death benefits

krwlz · 01-17-2006, 10:58 AM

I am actually with the military on this one as well. I have to imagine that the armor used by the military is built to their standards, both in effectivness, and quality control. The military has no such control over a private company. And as stated, until there is a side by side comparision test of both armors, why should the military switch?

If, by some defect, the Dragon Skin lets a soldier be killed where their armor wouldn't have, they just lost a pretty significant investment.

Unless the soldiers who bought it have ballistics tests to prove the claims... Tuff luck, I'm sorry? Hopefully, if it is better, the government will either catch up, or change. But we can't have our soldiers ditching superior government issue equipment for equipment from a private company that is tooting their own horn about its effectivness.

Lastly... 80% of fatalities could be saved? Fuck you, thats bullshit. What the hell is that statistic based on? Anyone of us here, educated or not, could make a similar claim about that Dragonskin, and no on in the world would be able to effectivly put down concrete evidence as to its truth.

God I hate statistics. And god I am so happy I am a math student so that I know why I hate stats.

01-17-2006, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	I am actually with the military on this one as well. I have to imagine that the armor used by the military is built to their standards, both in effectivness, and quality control. The military has no such control over a private company. And as stated, until there is a side by side comparision test of both armors, why should the military switch? If, by some defect, the Dragon Skin lets a soldier be killed where their armor wouldn't have, they just lost a pretty significant investment. Unless the soldiers who bought it have ballistics tests to prove the claims... Tuff luck, I'm sorry? Hopefully, if it is better, the government will either catch up, or change. But we can't have our soldiers ditching superior government issue equipment for equipment from a private company that is tooting their own horn about its effectivness. Lastly... 80% of fatalities could be saved? Fuck you, thats bullshit. What the hell is that statistic based on? Anyone of us here, educated or not, could make a similar claim about that Dragonskin, and no on in the world would be able to effectivly put down concrete evidence as to its truth. God I hate statistics. And god I am so happy I am a math student so that I know why I hate stats.