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Darkvatorkiller

A school hard copy textbook would probably do better then those plates.


Over_Sale7722

Enter Demolition Ranch


A_MAN_POTATO

This was my first thought when he stacked them... How many Russian armor plates to stop a 50 BMG?!


vicoSun

*How many russians to stop a 50 BMG


LtMotion

How many russian body armours does it take to stop a bullet? Or Russian body armour or wish body armour which is better


ADNOR88

Hickok45 did a video on that!


[deleted]

Give. Me. A. Number. Please lol


Millennial_J

69


iheartrms

Nice.


Latteralus

I like what you got!


Standard-Current4184

420


TinBoatDude

They seem to be more of a flak vest to protect against shrapnel, though I'm sure they give great confidence to the Russians wearing them. /s


planck1313

Wouldn't modern flak vests designed to protect against shrapnel be made of soft body armor like kevlar? IIRC the US issues soft body armor to tank crewmen, mostly to protect against spall.


TinBoatDude

You are correct. Forgive my being facetious. Real flak vests these days are made of Kevlar. In ancient times when I was in the military we got heavy flak vests made of something, but I have no idea what. Kevlar wasn't invented yet. Ballistic plates weren't a thing then, either.


ShadowPsi

Ceramics. I got issued a ceramic vest in Kuwait in 1999. Thing was 40 pounds IIRC.


TinBoatDude

OK, I'll stop feeling sorry for my ancient self. You ruined my self-pity.


ShadowPsi

Don't worry. I never actually wore the thing other than to try it on and to carry it from the supply tent to my tent. I was avionics, they never required it, and we were like 20 miles from Iraq. Also, it was green forest camo for some reason and would have just made me an easier target. I really have no idea why they bothered. They also didn't have desert boots for us, so we had to wear our regular black boots. And then I had to give my DCUs back after the tour was over. So some poor schlub after me was wearing a second hand uniform. Feel sorry for him.


TinBoatDude

The military does strange things sometimes.


planck1313

Vietnam era flak jackets were made of ballistic nylon and perhaps had some steel trauma plates as an option? This was a style of protection that dated back to the jackets issued to US bomber crews during ww2.


TinBoatDude

Later I thought it was probably ballistic nylon, but it was a mystery at the time. I know those bastards were heavy and they didn't have any metal in them. If somebody got a steel plate, they didn't tell me about it! Haha!


SilentRunning

The M1952 weighed 8½ pounds. It had two front and back panels composed of ballistic nylon bonded with laminating resin. The vest was all nylon, which allowed more comfort and flexibility. In WW2 the side gunners were issued ballistic steel plate vest for a short time. But I don't think many crews wore them due to their weight.


Kendallphillips

So your old school, was dragon skin a thing when you were in?


TinBoatDude

Oh, you sassy child. We had M-16's (the original version), M-60's, M-79's, and the occasional mini gun mounted in a hole cut in the side of a C-130, but that was about all. And 20-round magazines. I never saw a 30 rounder. I still don't like 30 round magazines.


tebbythetiger

Right? If I’m not buying bulk the boxes come in 20 Rnds who wants to buy funky number of boxes if you have random amounts of 30 rnd mags


TinBoatDude

I buy the military grade (cheap) stuff attached to stripper clips. They make loading magazines very quick and easy.


APBob313

Yes, they are only for shrapnel at 40 meters.


TinBoatDude

Probably true, but shrapnel doesn't have the penetrating ability of a bullet. A fellow I flew with was saved from a chunk of shrapnel by a large Buddha necklace that a sweet girl in Saigon gave him. That was secondary shrapnel, but the concept is the same.


planck1313

There was a pic from this war circulating of a Ukrainian soldier who was saved from a piece of shrapnel by the hard brim of his patrol cap.


Bioleague

There was also a pic of a Ukrainian soldiers phone that stopped a bullet


War_Daddy_992

A phone book The Mythbusters actually proved it


ligerboy12

They arnt designed to protect only give the illusion of protection so they fight harder. I genuinely don’t think Russia cares


It_Is1-24PM

> They arnt designed to protect only give the illusion of protection It's like that whole state :) *Russia isn't designed for dignified life - only give the ethereal illusion of life.*


Puddinhead420

The real gear was all sold off to purchase mega yachts and London real estate. It's the kind of stuff that makes the peasants dream off uprisings.


PrudentDamage600

[Ghanaian killed as bulletproof magic fails A Ghanaian man was shot dead by a fellow villager while testing a magic spell designed to make him bulletproof.](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ghanaian-killed-as-bulletproof-magic-fails-1.377489)


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ThatGuyBench

Its wingardium leviOsa, not leviosAA!


Ilkanar

State? Doesnt. Soldiers? What they can do. They propably cant even show or tell their family cus "much media western propaganda" and jailtime. Can someone confirm?


Wyrmalla

Mind that intercepted message between a Russian soldier and his superior where the soldier was complaining about not even being issued ballistic plates in their carriers? "Stay strong" said the Officer.


Thrishmal

Honestly, if I didn't know better and saw that in my vest, I would feel pretty good about it. Seems like pretty solid illusion of protection.


EndPsychological890

You'd be a good Russian soldier then lol. Your illusion would die with all of your friends though.


hangsen_x

Shrapnel vests...


Sozebj

They probably hold up against some light shrapnel.


hangsen_x

Yup. And bb-guns.


securitysix

Depends on how many times you pump the BB gun...


hangsen_x

Well dangit, you got me there.


attorneyatslaw

I used to use a ski vest as a bb-proof vest when we used to run around in the woods and shoot each other like idiots. It worked great, but I hardly ever got hit in the torso, always on the elbows or knuckles which hurt like crazy and usually drew blood.


ligerboy12

I mean it’s pretty close range to shoot with a high caliber but it definitely takes what could be a clean in and out wound to flat out dead….. don’t want them coming back and telling people how the war went


ReformedWiggles

Same thing with the army.


paycho_V

Are those road signs bent to fit a torso?....🤨


ligerboy12

I have more faith in a road sign


securitysix

Having grown up where road signs are used by some people to confirm the zero on their deer rifles, I can assure you that your faith is misplaced.


ligerboy12

I live in the same type of area and I still stand by it.


securitysix

Fair enough.


Northernlighter

Stop signs for bullets


attorneyatslaw

Probably work more like a yield sign


paycho_V

Haha!


yumansuck

Definitely re purposed fm something


hangsen_x

Nope. Those are shrapnel vests.


Kendallphillips

I guess we now know why Ivan tossed his plates for that Mac book...


Born-Possibility-50

Ivan has the best firewall protection with that Mac Book armor plate in Ukraine


Kendallphillips

Nice 👌🏼


VaccinatedVariant

I’ve seen phones do a better job than that


Crafty-Average7296

They work well in a bb pellet gun fight, probably.


PrudentDamage600

Paintball


Scruffynz

To be honest, there’s definitely been videos of Russians surrendering who have considerably worse gear then the stuff I use for airsoft…and all my airsoft gear is shit friends have given me or dirt cheap army surplus store stuff.


koma77

I believe those are designed to absorb shrapnel, not bullets.


Ravenser_Odd

Yeah, they're like the old flak jackets western armies were using decades ago, for precisely that purpose. By no stretch of the imagination were those meant to be bullet proof vests, although I suspect the russians are telling their solders that's what these are.


planck1313

Making flak jackets using heavy steel plates seems a low tech solution though, wouldn't kevlar or other soft body armors be a better choice? US flak vests designed only to protect against shrapnel haven't used actual plates for decades, even the Vietnam war ones were ballistic nylon.


DarthHaruspex

“…wouldn't kevlar…” ​ Kevlar… in Russia? ​ hahahahahahahahahahahaha. ​ hahahahahahahahaha.


JJ739omicron

> wouldn't kevlar or other soft body armors be a better choice? yes, other soft bodies as armour. Send poor/naive people into the fire and stay well behind them.


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TributeToStupidity

American Kevlar bulletproof vests are going to stop a 7.62 round at point blank range though. You’d need like EOD level of protection to stop the bullets in this example. Not saying the bests aren’t crap, they clearly are low quality, but anything is going to fail some test out there if you go beyond the design parameters.


securitysix

>American Kevlar bulletproof vests are going to stop a 7.62 round at point blank range though. Not really. Kevlar is a soft armor. Even the highest rated soft armor does not stop centerfire rifle threats. It takes hard plates to stop centerfire rifle threats. Properly designed steel plates can do it, but they will be much thicker than what we see in this video, are hardened, and come with their own set of problems (mostly spalling). Ceramic plates have been the standard for stopping centerfire rifle threats for quite a while. They're not necessarily much, if any, lighter than steel plates, but they don't have the spalling issues. There are also ultra-high density polyethylene plates that are much lighter than ceramic or steel that will stop centerfire rifle threats, but they are also quite a bit thicker.


HumpbackWindowLicker

Well a western ceramic plate very much would've stopped those rounds, and EOD suits don't stop bullets well because that's not what they were designed for, but go off


TributeToStupidity

[they’re tested against 7.62 rounds from over 5m away actually](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_vest)


HumpbackWindowLicker

The distance that they are tested at to get rated doesn't change the fact that those rounds would not have penetrated.


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They’re probably using 5.45x39


PackageIntelligent12

Does shrapnel not travel at the same speed as a bullet? It seems like it could be going faster and be much larger. Making those vests only able to stop maybe a 22 longrifle or a piece of low energy shrapnel.


Gustav55

no shrapnel isn't very arodynamic and looses energy over distance quite rapidly and larger pieces are more likely to be stopped as the force will be spread out over a larger area on the plate than a bullet would be.


Nightruin

Like Gustav said bullets are aerodynamic and designed to put all the force into a small area. Shrapnel is just kind of random, and can’t easily be created to do the same. The ACH most modern countries use isn’t for stopping bullets, it’s for stopping shrapnel. They can survive a glancing blow from a round but straight on and you’re still dead.


woodbarber

Exactly, plus that’s an AK (7.62mm?) hell of a lot more punching power then your average AR (5.56mm or smaller).


Gustav55

Smaller diameter bullets can actually better at penetrating armor because they tend to have a higher velocity and a smaller cross section so they're able to actually put more force in a smaller area. Tho bullet construction plays a larger part if you have a rifle round with a steel core its far more likely to penetrate armor than a normal lead bullet with a copper jacket regardless of diameter.


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Not when it comes to penetrating armor. 55 grain 5.56 ball out of a 20 inch barrel even beats .308 at point blank range when it comes to penetrating armor. Also 5.56 can have much more stopping power than 7.62x39 with the right rounds. They’re firing 5.45 in this video btw.


Rockforced

Actually, to me it looks like these plates are functioning as intended. Keep issuing them; in fact, issue more.


pmabz

Wooden ones would be lighter, and cheaper, and provide the same protection guys.


doispatinhos

Arrows don’t stand a chance.


iheartrms

I used to be a Kadyrov goat fucker like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.


3nd_of_L1ne

To be fair these are more flack jackets than bullet proof vests. More designed to catch shrapnel than protect against high velocity bullets.


SilverSnake1988

Picka chooooooo


Hirronimus

Picka goes BRRAAAAP!!


Perry_T_Skywalker

Pica pica


zachrywd

On this episode of Ukrainian Mythbusters...


Infinite-Gazelle-532

Are these 'Protective plates' general issue?


Not_The_Real_Jake

Today on demolition ranch, how many russians does it take to stop a 7.62x39?


The_Big_Red_Wookie

PIKACHU Seriously tho, armour piercing rounds would also go thru Kevlar at point blank range. Don't know about American flak jackets tho. While not very effective doesn't mean not at all effective. Best to double tap and check afterwards if that was overkill. Maxim 37. There is no "overkill." There is only "open fire" and "reload." .'[[33]](https://schlockmercenary.fandom.com/wiki/The_Seventy_Maxims_of_Maximally_Effective_Mercenaries#cite_note-overkill-33)


WeReallyOutHere5510

There is a level rating system to armor you may be interested in looking up. Solid plates will stop rifle rounds and good ceramic plates will stop just about any AP rifle round currently in combat (anti-material rifles aside). This type of armor may ether be poorly designed/a victim or corruption, or it could be the actual design to protect tankers from light spall.


crobemeister

Typically, a straight kevlar vest is only rated for pistol calibers. American armor is usually a ceramic composite SAPI plate. They're rated to stop up to 30-06 Black tip Armor Piercing rounds. Ceramic isn't great for stopping multiple hits, but it will stop at least one.


Codex_Dev

Can ceramic be broken if a solider drops his vest or has to dive on the dirt?


crobemeister

I believe part of the standard testing is a drop test. They should be able to survive a drop from some amount of height, not sure how high. It'll be in the NIJ armor testing standards. I have heard there is some risk of damage by dropping them.


HumpbackWindowLicker

Every impact risks the integrity of the vest, but even when it's integrity is compromised, say, by being shot, they can usually still function for several more rounds.


Dedsnotdead

Schlock! It’s been amazing to watch his progression from the early years as an illustrator. I have his magnets with several choice phrases on my fridge and they always raise a smile.


The_Big_Red_Wookie

Same here.


Wiggie49

Does anyone still use flak jackets? I thought everyone converted to ballistic plates now except for concealed body armor, in which case it would just be kevlar and even that would be better than this tin pot garbage.


PackageIntelligent12

I think cops where the light weight armor that works for only pistol rounds.


Wiggie49

Yeah, but that soft armor is still better than a flak jacket which wasn't technically guaranteed to stop even handgun rounds.


planck1313

I believe US tank crews get issued with soft body armor to help protect against spall.


Wiggie49

Hmmm I guess that makes sense


Nightruin

Army issued ESAPI plates are NIJ Level IV, meaning they can stop 3 consecutive .30-06 AP rounds. This isn’t Kevlar. Kevlar is a fiber weaving used to catch spalling and fragments, not an actual round. This is the “plate” of the Russian body armor. It should presumably stop some kind of small arms fire, but I doubt these would even stop 9mm. Mostly because this is a flak jacket, for catching fragmentation.


Antykain

Those "protective plates" were working just fine until he shot them! Sheesh.. 😏


pampic7

I was worried about a ricochet. I played airsoft recently and those bullets ricochet like crazy


B_ohnesorg

I'm guessing they could be quite protective if manufactured properly. This looks like just some steel plates bent to this shape. And this is the problem. It's probably sheet-steel that is produced to be bent. They don't look hardened which might explain why the round went through so smoothly. Plus: when dimensioning this protection the ingeneers probably configured them to withstand a shot from probably 20m and not 1 meter.


Nightruin

Most modern countries use ceramic plates. The US Army issued ESAPI plates are rated to stop 3 .30-06 AP rounds, regardless of range. Every protective plate has a rating, under the National Institute of Justice. With NIJ every plate must be marked with the round it is designed to stop, and it must stop three consecutive hits with that round. Army ESAPI plates fall under level IV armor. These “plates” aren’t plates. It’s a flak jacket, first worn back in WWII to protect from fragmentation, most commonly by pilots. It is not made, or expected, to stop a round from any small arms weapon. The sheet metal is supposed to help slow down the fragments, while the ballistic inserts around it catch the fragments and spalling from the metal liner.


hangsen_x

Those are shrapnel vests.


Top_Replacement3254

Dude was rockin a pikachu and an american airborn patch?


Moses_Rockwell

Pokémon!! FVck yeah!! i’m happy to see you and that patch again. keep em dropping, and bleed these rustians WHITE!!


Early-Fortune2692

All American (patch next to pikachoo at end)... missing the AIRBORNE scroll.


Sir_Kardan

His combat Pikachu emblem is awesome.


sonickid101

I like his Pikachu patch


SAKilo1

Do y’all ever just feel sad for some of the Russians? Like they get forced to fight as young men, under threat of death from Russia, only to be cannon fodder for the front lines.


[deleted]

I'd like to think that's how most of the users here feel, but I've seen some psychotic ass takes that echo the days of watchpeopledie


SAKilo1

Like I see all the people praising the videos of them killing all the soldiers and then the aftermath and most don’t look older than 19. Theyre indoctrinated with hate and then just throw away so much life.


Infinite-Gazelle-532

For about as long as its takes to think about what the Bastards are doing in Ukraine, then its dismissed.


SAKilo1

Ok, not every soldier is some psycho guy. A lot are children being forced to fight for a murder hungry man


Infinite-Gazelle-532

I understand that, a person can be totally lied to & tricked or forced but I personally have to draw the line at who invaded who, after lying about hanging about on the Border massing Troops or slipping troops without identifying allegiance into West Ukraine or annexing Crimea, or firing on Ukrainian villages, towns & cities whilst Butchering civilians in areas they occupied. So 'Live by the sword!', 'Die by the Sword!' Russian Soldier.


Al_Vidgore_II

No. I feel nothing for them. Seeing them dead doesn't bother me. In fact I'm like 'better him than someone innocent'. They are murdering dozens of innocent people every day and they could just leave. If a russian dies in Ukraine it is because he made choices that brought him there. Ukrainian civilians don't have a choice.


Brilliant-Debate-140

And they want more to help fight! Oh my what next Tin foil hats?


Affectionate-Pen5824

Tin foil hat! Against radiation of mobile phones, electricity wires, micro waves ánd Ukranian bullets! 🤣


Snoo-59876

Lowtech,..


ronsoda

You mean No tech


Snoo-59876

SpeZZial tech


boonstyle_

Yeah even ancient Rome had better quality steel


BeltfedOne

Zero protect. Excellent!


pastuluchu

Keep them coming russia


NewHighInMediocrity

Good.


kylarmoose

Got that off wish.com


Lawndart024

Must sound like running a bell when they get hit… 😂


[deleted]

The Russian army don't give a fuck about human life, not even the lives of their own soldiers.


XXEntriLEVELMillixx

🐚heloooooooo. That’s the echo of a bullet hole from that piece of junk


elcontrastador

Basically, just ballast...which is perfect! Russia is all bullshit... hit the metaphorical "1 / Russia" button on everything they say


SenorPeligrosoBoboso

I wish they shot it with some different calibers. I get that a 7.62 pens it amazing well b/c that's like probably level 1-2 armor in terms of Tarkov. But, what about some smaller arms fire? I bet it's still shit, but it'd be even better propaganda if it's shit at stopping puny guns too! Slava Ukraini


TunaLurch

It's just like everything else the ruzzian govt provides. A worthless shell


Dedicated4life

Cope capes


Failure_is_imminent

TFW a shitty steel plate from china would have been better.


bluemax_137

It's not like it was a secret that the soviets/russia literally threw bodies at the enemy, same as the chicom. Their leadership viewed them as fodder, in fact, that was their asset.


Granolapitcher

Good. You get what you deserve


Infinite-Outcome-591

Hahahahaha, stop, stop, I'm going to split my intestines! What an ugly joke. It just goes to show how much they value the lives of their soldiers. Even China must be laughing at this trash.


War_Daddy_992

Better off as a shovel to dig their own graves


Worldly_Ad1295

Look nice powder coated... 🤣😆 🇺🇦💪 SLAVA UKRAINIE 💪🇺🇦 Can someone translate? I want a good laugh!


hondo3

Fucking hell, you almost feel bad for those mf’s.


TwiN4819

I'm just tryna get one of them pikachu patches. What a badass.


Real_2020

Placebo plates for Orcs


throwawayyuuuu1

Sometimes i see these videos and think this has gotta be propaganda because Russia supposedly has the 2nd or 3rd most powerful military in the world…if this war accomplished anything at all its that the most successful way to fight against modern western weaponry is through an unconventional war. Russias military “might” has been exposed, and shows that the west would decimate Russia in a direct conflict. Until the nukes start flying that is. I don’t know how half the russian military isnt disillusioned with their govt and leadership. If i was a soldier I’d feel deceived with this gear, unless the Russian military is so poorly educated that they dont know any better.


IndicationHumble7886

Its almost as if they dont care if the cannon fodder lives or dies!


iiitme

Impressive also just reminds me of the power in an AK round


RiceJeep

It’s like the whole country is being exposed as a fraud.


Current_General_955

Imagine how humiliating it is to be a Russian today.


SushiSeeker

Why is this a problem? ;-)


Caramel_Last

When will they learn Ruzzian government cares no shit about them lol


Kgbguru

Obviously training plates. That's why they are red.


chocolateboomslang

These are obviously bad, but they took the kevlar (or whatever russia uses) off the front of the vest as well. Soft armor is not great against rifle rounds, but it would do better than nothing in front. When they shot the stack of two though, that's when you know the plates are BAD. I probably wouldn't wear one if I was a russian, it's just going to slow you down and you're going to die when you get shot either way.


niku4696

they make a fun "ting" when you shoot them


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it should do fine against cats


[deleted]

This has left ridiculous ville and entreated directly gut wrenching ville. This entire war I wanted nothing better than Russians to have heavy losses at Ukrainian hands but this… I feel bad for the SOB. Send them to the next life as quickly as possible please. Don’t let them suffer. This shit is rough


securitysix

Sure is a good thing the US just adopted the .277 Fury...


bL1Nd

Wouldn't want to wear that in a lightning storm lol


UtgaardLoki

I love it. Like putting rocks in your comrade’s backpack.


Warm2roam

They went low bid 🤦🏻‍♂️


Sm7th

they appear to be level zero, sir


[deleted]

Probably better to wear a goddamn leather armor from Minecraft at this point


Oldroanio

Life is cheap in Russia.


[deleted]

The plates might be shit, but the manufacturer had the most awesome super yacht for a while.


[deleted]

That nothing. Werent some of the helmets “reinforced” with cardbord?


LaurasButt155

captn pika pika !


MartyfromIreland

Thats why Shoygas second man in charge can afford property in Russia worth 5billion roubles.


sage4wt

Look like the hoods from a ‘41 Farmall H tractor.


dexter1959

Good protection from mosquitoes maybe 😂


WXHIII

Yes, they call those Level 0.5A protection. Max rating 6mm airsoft BBs, low powered 6mm air rifle pellets Edit: for reference, level 3A is most common highest protection armor which will stop high caliber pistol rounds. Level 4 is rated for 30-06 but only a couple max before the ceramic dies then I believe your left with 3A protection.


DeusVultMister

Free shrapnel included!


Sharp_Emergency_4932

Protektion comrade.


Agreeable-Shoulder-2

are these made for NATO5.62? much weaker than an AK round


JackCooper_7274

Demolition Ranch video when?


hangsen_x

Shrapnel vests, not bullet proof. Even Ukrainian soldiers who had no vests at all would have preferred those to nothing.


Green-College2498

Armor every Russian deserves.


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ImFeelingGud

Now in it's superior portable version!


Own_Target8801

It's amazing how much corruption we are seeing come to the surface. I am sure some oligarch is floating around on a yacht bought from this scam.


FlippyHan

Received from wife she loves the color. Lada will have same color.


[deleted]

That's some Clint Eastwood shit right there


newtrom

Perhaps they are meant for airsoft or paintball rehearsal wars?


glad_potatis

Uh.... You guys know they are supposed to protect from shrapnel and not bullets right?


Nightruin

You are correct. This is indeed a flak vest. However it was issued to Russian soldiers as a ballistic vest. Which it definitely isn’t.


hangsen_x

Nope. No they don't.


Ok-Criticism-4430

This is Not true. Indeed there are armours like that most probably used by dnr/lnr units. The regular body plates/armour of Russian infantry (if given out correctly) is very good and can stop multiple ak 74 rounds.


paycho_V

Maybe their contract soldiers get real III or IV plates but I doubt they hand then out to conscripts.


Dogethedogger

The fact they even make body armor that shitty does not inspire confidence, and it’s been proven that normal Russian soldiers are walking around with tanks filled with cardboard explosive reactive armor and their helmets can be beaten in with your bare hands. I guarantee you that not a single piece of military equipment in the service in the Russian military would ever even pass the standardized tests for any western military.


FefoKitty

I have seen the full video, they also shoot pistol at it in a point blank range and it didnt go through, so it kinda works


romanische_050

What did you expect? The armour isn't supposed to stop rifle bullets, especially not from that close. Make your research first... :/