"I’d say enough of those comments were documented..." goes nowhere in helping anyone view them.
Where are they documented?
More weight and more heat means less ammo and a greater need for water.
As far as the weight issue goes it appears that conflicting statements still leaves the issue in contention as to which weighs more.
The rest of your comment is common sense. Just spend a few years working outdoors in the SE Texas heat and humidity! Those paper boy days on a bicycle taught me a lot!
Armor that is heavy and delaminates in hot conditions is not the best in places like Iraq.
Weight is covered and again conflicting testimony brings nobody any further in reaching a successful determination.
Have you been an infantryman, philman_36?
Hell no! I learned during my early years of "Vietnam at the dinner table" and talking with family and friends that a ground pounder wasn't something that I wanted to be.
Later, I learned that the Constitution calls for maintaining a Navy and calling up an army. I chose the Navy for my tour of duty. (it was, fortunately for me, in peace time though Grenada happened during that time) I did spend time on a Gator hauling Marines and our conversations were rather interesting, to say the least. I learned quite a lot from them.
There are plenty of serving FReepers. We should hear from them.
I would love to hear from them. Only time will tell if they do or don't respond. However, would any of them have any testimonial about Dragon Skin's effectiveness or anything else? Soldiers weren't allowed to wear it long enough for that many people to have had the opportunity to wear it.
“Just spend a few years working outdoors in the SE Texas heat and humidity! Those paper boy days on a bicycle taught me a lot!”
I’ll bet they did. My days picking cotton, grapes and plums in the lower San Joaquin Valley taught me a lot, too, but nothing like the lessons taught in the dry season on the Plain of Reeds.
You admit to not being a "ground pounder", yet you seem to be willing to believe in equipment that is dangerous to soldiers if it fails to function as advertised.
“Where are they documented?”
Ok, Ok. I should know better than to use anecdotal evidence. If it’s important enough to you, you can search away. There’s plenty of discussion out there. If not, we’ll just have to see how things shake out in court.
Michael Frazier