Gun vs Katana

Heh no worries m8 ~:)

As I dont have experiences with shooting nor getting hit I just have to rely on what info I can get from books, websites etc.

But ask your friends what the specific situation was: protection level and type of bullet. I have seen pictures of the nasty bruises one can get so I have no doubt that the lower protection levels (and that would be most normal for police officers I guess) means it will hurt like hell and feel like a horse just kicked you.

http://www.bulletproofme.com/How_to_...dy_Armor.shtml

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Tactically, one factor does strongly recommend a thicker Level II or III-A, over II-A – being able to return fire more quickly and/or effectively. The extra thickness means more blunt trauma protection and less felt impact or injury from bullets striking you. Thus you may be able to react faster and more effectively after being hit – critical if you need to prevail in the confrontation, as well as just survive the hit.

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Here its stated very precisely actually. Blunt Trauma is the problem and if that is minimised by a thicker vest the impact/pain from being hit is less.


Im not sure about how well medieval or japanese armor would to help reduce blunt trauma but IIRC knights had some pretty thick padding under their torso plate armor.

A steel plate could get a dent but its not that elastic so it wouldnt be pushed that far back without the bullet penetrating so its more likely the whole piece of plate would be pushed back and the force spread out over a large area.


CBR

PSI (lbds per square inch)

Gun butt is Large so PSI is less,
Bullet is small So PSI is More,

More psi is more force essentialy,

6inch butt of gun on sholder recoils you a bit,

9mm of bullets is expenentialy more PSI
so u do the math :bow:

Psychology is a big part of how someone deals with a gunshot wound. I just read "Stiff" By something Roach and in it she describes tests that some people conducted to find out what makes people drop before they are dead or mortally wounded from a bullet. Some animals would drop when hit and some would not, I cannot remember which animalks dropped, I will bring the book to the computer and look it up tomorrow, I am a bit rushed right now. I think it has to do with the thought of "My god I have just been shot!" For the animals it may be the sound frightening them and some may be a bit too thick to get it, I believe they tested it on cows and if I remember correctly they stayed up.