Originally Posted by
Defaultmp3
Except not everyone runs soft armor under their plates. That's the whole point of standalone plates, after all. The 4800LV are bad ass if you're throwing them on over soft armor or if you have backers, but if you don't, then you're stuck with getting 4800s to meet performance spec, which I don't see any advantage over other high quality Level IVs in terms of thickness, like the TenCate Cratus 4400 or Venture FM4 (note that most Level IV ICWs are about the same thickness as the 4800LVs, though I believe that the 4800LVs are the lightest, same with the 4800). Realistically, the 4800LVs are probably going to meet Level III, and the levels are way overblown, anyway (I would agree that the 4800L would serve most folks better than the 4800s if the AP is the only thing that's failing without backers), but I would find it very disingenuous to call these Level IV, let alone the best of the bunch. There is also something to be said about the durability argument, when these are failing the drop tests.
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