>В-третьих мы видим, что жилетов этих на все США абсолютный минимум, так, плит на основе карбида бора всего 12 тыс. штук, то есть на 4000 жилетов (принимая одну запасную, что ИМХО крайне консервативно). Прошу представить доказательства их наличия в Афгане у простых солдатиков.
Из http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/b12062001_bt616-01.html
Thanks to the dedicated and outstanding efforts of this team, the Soldiers and Marines who
may be in harm's way participating in Operation Enduring Freedom will be wearing the best
ballistic protection available in the world today!
The Interceptor body armor jacket could stop 9mm handgun bullets in their tracks. Now,
because of the work of this team and the success of the ManTech project, two highly
effective, lightweight ceramic armor materials have been developed and implemented which
vastly enhance the Interceptor's capabilities. Siliconized silicon carbide and boron carbide
plates that can stop rifle or machine-gun fire–which was not possible with this jacket in the
past–are now available to insert in the jacket's pockets. Simula, with a production capacity
of 5,000 plates per month, has already delivered 45,000 of its siliconized silicon carbide
plates and is under contract to deliver 140,000 more; 12,000 of CERCOM's boron carbide
plates have also been fielded. The new armor plates are 55% lighter than traditional body
armor, and have a cost approximately 60% lower than the high performance armor plates
that were available at the start of this project.
