Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr
America has been at war with a Couple of third world countries for almost a decade so Perhaps the thinking is that everyone we face will be killed with a couple of shots. And this is a correct assumption when you are fighting guys in a t shirt and sandals. Right now our troops wear jackets that stop high powered ak47 rounds. It is very difficult to kill american troops while using a rifle. So the three body shot kills in generic modern shooters is unrealistic.
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This is blatantly untrue. Modern combat armor in use by current militaries is capable of stopping high-velocity shrapnel and small arms fire, like a 9mm round. It will not, however, stop high powered rifle rounds, like the rounds of an AK-47 or a sniper rifle.
EDIT: A littrle research later, and I've found that most modern combat armor have special armor inserts that, when used, allow the armor to absorb high caliber rounds, like the NATO 5.56, at reasonable ranges (200 metres for example). Point blank, however, is another matter entirely.