China, the United States and Russia body armor competition, "Taobao body armor" over the United States, the Ukrainian army to seek procurement

11 Feb.,2025

This detail is that whether the regular army, militia, front infantry, or rear artillery, as long as standing on the battlefield, its armor rate continues to increase. Even if the standard of body armor is not unified

 

Modern war has been a high-tech war, but the war in the end or return to the nature of people, take the Russian-Ukrainian war, although the two sides of the powerful weapons played a great role in the war, but in the street fighting still need people to attack, and at this time a reliable body armor for soldiers is a lifesaver, and some time ago, a professional organization in Russia, Tested the body armor of China, the United States and Russia three, and the final result is very intriguing, how about the specific result?

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taught us a lot about modern warfare, one detail that is often captured in battlefield footage but often overlooked. This detail is that whether the regular army, militia, front infantry, or rear artillery, as long as standing on the battlefield, its armor rate continues to increase. Even if the standard of body armor is not unified, even if the performance of some body armor may not meet the standard, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will wear it on the battlefield.

The emergence of this trend in fact proves the role of multiple body armor in significantly improving the survival rate of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, especially in the face of battlefield realities such as flying shrapnel, shell fragments, mine explosions and drone strikes. Because the main protected area, the torso, was wearing body armor, soldiers were not killed immediately after being attacked, giving them the opportunity to be rescued and sent to the rear for medical treatment. There are also numerous cases of dead Russian and Ukrainian soldiers being able to return to the front line after being wounded.

The Ukrainian side in the demand for body armor appears desperate, no matter what kind of goods are trying to buy, the situation is relatively difficult. The Russian military, on the other hand, has shown considerable ease. As a large country in the research and development and production of body armor, Russia's rear industrial research and development and production capacity is quite perfect, which gives them broad freedom in the choice of body armor.

Recently, the Russian military giant "Rostock" carried out a detailed comparative test of various types of body armor widely used in the Ukrainian battlefield. The test involved not only products made in Russia and the United States, but also a certain type of economic body armor exported by China. In the interpretation of the test results, "Rostock" loudly praised its own production of "talisman" body armor is the strongest, while accusing the United States made body armor protection performance is not ideal, for China's export of "Taobao body armor", it gave a slightly vague evaluation.

According to the test data published by the "Rostock" group, only the Russian "Talisman" body armor can fully meet all the required protection standards and successfully stop all bullets. In contrast, the U.S. body armor has failed to effectively prevent the impact of the 7.62X54R full-power rifle round.

In addition, the performance of cheap Chinese body armor selected by Rostock as a test subject is also quite remarkable. The body armor, widely worn by Russian and Ukrainian soldiers and carried in private, also successfully stopped every bullet, stopping all penetration. However, when defending against 8.6mm sniper rifle bullets, although it was not penetrated, the Chinese-made body armor showed significant impact dents.

According to the "Rostock" understanding, such a dent often means that in the actual combat environment, "can not guarantee the safety of soldiers." Here I must point out that despite the dent in the Chinese body armor, it has succeeded in providing a basic shield to prevent the penetration of bullets, which is already a very significant effect. In fact, no body armor can fully block the impact of high-energy ammunition, even if there is no dent, the wearer can still be hurt by the shock wave. Therefore, the conclusion of the test may be more that Chinese body armor has shown significant advantages in cost-effective and practical use.

The Chinese body armor in the test is not standard equipment for the People's Liberation Army, but is only a cheap product aimed at the export market, although it already meets the strict BR5 bulletproof standard. This level of protection means that the wearer can withstand some small rockets, pistols and even some rifles, which is definitely a very practical level of protection.

In addition, the price of "Taobao goods" is a bright advantage. At such a low price, it provides a viable option for countries with limited resources that require bulletproof equipment. At the same time, due to the strong manufacturing capacity, the supply of this bulletproof vest is sufficient, there is no need to worry about the problem of short supply.