Six Days in Fallujah

There were/are so many variables that determine the effectiveness of ballistic plates. In ‘07 I saw ESAPI plates stop standard AK 7.62x39 rounds and also saw shrapnel from a suicide vest pen the front ESAPI and pass all the way through the body and exit the rear ESAPI. Also saw ACH/MICH helmets stop...

I spent 8 years in the Army Infantry with several trips to Iraq. During my ‘07 deployment I was a rifle squad leader and tracers were standard 1 to 5 in both 5.56 for the SAWs and 7.62 for the 240s. As a standard all platoon SAW gunners ditched the plastic 200 round drums rounds came packaged in and...