On Jun 10, 1:28*pm, Gunner Asch wrote:

military body armor indeed used to be primarily for shrapnel
protection, but its gotten so good, thats its got projectile ratings

I was on an anti-terrorist squad (a joke!) in Germany and wore one of
the nylon ballistic vests with waterproof inner covers. It was
comfortable when we were inactive in 40F weather. I can't imagine
wearing one on patrol at 40C.