Body armor

[CamoDeafie]

Ceramic is some pretty amazing stuff. I'm sure it would stop a couple rounds, but at some point it cracks and is done for. I believe that is why newer armor is a composite with ceramic using stuff like polyethylene, Silicon Carbide, etc.
So it holds together for multi hits.

indeed, and its pretty dang light for the type of protection

BTW, Level III+ is not an official rating.
Not a body armor expert by any means, but I did research the subject alot and slept in a Holiday Inn last weekend.

Theres a reason I didnt say III+ just wondering that if m855a1 does penetrate level 3 steel, shouldn't it also penetrate level 3 ceramics?
If the NIJ certifications amd testing for Level 3 are the same, regardless of armor materials; then it follows in theory that a round that defeats steel level 3, should also defeat ceramic level 3 armor. I know there are certain differences such as "Level 3 In Conjuntion With", and "Level 3+/Level 4 ICW" in which Level 3A soft armor is assumed to be behind the hard plates.