

Overall it just follows the rule of cool, if we take the time of the divergence into account, and Bethesdas Art direction of not much has changed since then, but keep it closer to IRL, we should have something similar to the M1952, M55 and M69 Bodywests.īut yeah, it would be a topic in and of itself to evaluate their viability, and more importantly what should be different to make it practical, while maybe still keeping it cool.Īccording to how it's crafted, combat armor is comprised of ballistic fibers like kevlar, backing and surrounding steel plates (the green part) This is similar to the plates we already put in our protective armor, if a lot more extreme (that's got to be damn heavy). the shoulder/arm protectors should be mounted to the Vest as well, something that the OG CA at leat got right. The Standard and Sturdy variants have the plate sitting far too low to protect a certain rather important organ, the ideal starting height would be close to the collarbone, also what would IRL be the SAPI shouldnt be straight on the outside due to spalding/fragmentation.Īnd in general the "Parts" in F4 arent forming a system, the way you mount them to yourself would make them slip all over the place, e.g. The biggest mistake compared to IRL setups imo happens in F4, and it could have been just been solved with common sense.
