Hope this is the right forum for this topic.
What effects might one experience when hit in the chest/torso while wearing soft armor, plates with backers or just plates?
As a civilian, all I know is from the movies.... Fall down, play dead, get up after the BG is gone and rip the armor off and check for flesh holes. I expect this will not be the case.
Anyone ever been saved by armor? I guess one would encounter broken/bruised ribs, collarbone injuries, loss of breath (solar plexus) and some other injuries that don't come to mind right now.
What damages can someone expect from a 9mm JHP shot from 5-15 feet away while wearing soft armor? Soft/plates? How about FMJ's?. Other calibers?