Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Twenty thousand bulletproof plates?"

Upon hearing Ma Hongwei's words, a series of images immediately flashed through Xia Weiwei's mind.

"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep, beep beep~"

"Kill them!"

As soon as the bugle sounded, Eighth Route Army soldiers wearing bulletproof vests and bulletproof plates charged towards the Japanese army with long guns in hand.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Da da da!"

The Japanese army kept firing bullets, which landed on these Eighth Route Army soldiers. As long as they weren't shot in the legs, they wouldn't fall down.

Even bursts of light and heavy machine gun fire could not kill the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

On the contrary, the Japanese soldiers, seeing the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were fearless and could not be killed by gunfire, would think that they were immortal warriors protected by the power of the Chinese gods.

After all, those Japanese soldiers were not capable of withstanding bullets.

Since the Eighth Route Army soldiers couldn't even be killed by bullets, it would inevitably affect the morale and fighting spirit of the Japanese army.

"Okay, let's buy 20000 of them!"

Xia Weiwei nodded as well.

She also knew that the reason for buying 20,000 units first was partly due to limited storage space.

On the other hand, the most dangerous ones are those who are charging ahead.

If bullets are to be fired, they should be fired at these people first.

Those following behind are in far less danger than this group.

Among these people are many grassroots cadres such as commanders, company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders.

They are all veterans of the Red Army who have crossed snow-capped mountains and grasslands, and they have rich combat experience. Protecting them is essential to making the troops more effective in combat.

Xia Weiwei exclaimed excitedly, "Hongwei, with these bulletproof plates, will we be invincible?"

"You can't say that!"

Ma Hongwei shook his head and said, "There's only one bulletproof plate. It can only protect the upper body. If enemy bullets hit the head, neck, arms, or legs, they can still kill or cripple the person."

"Furthermore, in close-quarters combat, even if bulletproof plates can stop bullets, the enormous kinetic energy will still cause blunt force trauma."

"The bulletproof plates bulge inward and compress the chest, causing large areas of subcutaneous bruising and hematoma. However, it is winter there now, and they are wearing thick clothes, so wearing the bulletproof plates on the outside can provide some cushioning."

"If it's a machine gun bullet, there's a 45% chance it will cause a single rib to fracture. As for multiple rib fractures, that's very rare. It usually doesn't happen to young and middle-aged soldiers; it only happens to the elderly."

"Internal organ damage is possible, but at least life can be saved."

Hearing Ma Hongwei's words, Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "That's true, such a small board can't possibly cover the whole body!"

"I bought that big piece of furniture from Taobao. Let me check the price first!"

As Ma Hongwei spoke, he opened Taobao.

"Um?"

Then he saw that a bulletproof insert was indeed only 330 yuan.

This is still the selling price on Taobao.

If it's the original manufacturer's wholesale price, it will be even cheaper.

Since there are cheaper options, he naturally wouldn't let the middleman make that money.

Ma Hongwei immediately began contacting the manufacturer.

Ma Hongwei said, "Hello, are you a manufacturer of bulletproof inserts? I would like to purchase some bulletproof inserts in bulk."

"Yes, which type would you like to buy?"

When the manufacturer inquired, they said, "We have a basic model, a domestically produced GA5/NIJ III grade ceramic composite insert. The structure of this material is a ceramic panel + ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (PE) backing. There are two types of ceramics."

"One type is alumina ceramic + PE, which has the lowest unit price and weighs 1.9 kg per piece, making it extremely cost-effective."

"The other type is silicon carbide ceramic + PE. This is slightly more expensive, but lighter, with each piece weighing 1.7 kilograms. It has good toughness and its multi-layer design makes it less prone to large-area breakage."

"Then there are the enhanced versions, which are domestic GA6 grade/NIJ IV grade/Russian standard BR5 grade, and the materials are divided into silicon carbide/boron carbide ceramic thickened composite PE."

"The thickened silicon carbide version weighs 2.4 kg, while the boron carbide version is lighter at 2.2 kg."

"The thickened aluminum oxide and PE coating is the heaviest, weighing 2.7 kilograms per piece."

"There's also a steel insert, which is the cheapest but also the heaviest, weighing 3.5 kilograms."

Upon hearing the other person's words, Ma Hongwei inquired, "I saw a video posted by a Russian. He was using a PKM general-purpose machine gun, and even armor-piercing incendiary rounds couldn't penetrate it. Which model is that?"

However, judging from the weight, the GA6 grade seems to exceed the 1.8 kg shown in the video.

GA5 seems to be just right.

However, we can't just look at the weight of this thing; we also need to see if it can stop armor-piercing rounds!

While Japanese rifles did not carry armor-piercing ammunition, their machine guns were equipped with it.

"If it's an armor-piercing incendiary round, it should be GA6 level."

厂商报价道：「GA6级碳化硅+PE，零售价是420一块，买10片就是320一块；买100块以上，就是280一块。」

"Alumina is the cheapest, 260 yuan per piece."

"Boron carbide is more expensive; 10 pieces cost 450 yuan, so buying 100 pieces would cost 400 yuan."

"If you order 1000 pieces or more, you can get an additional 10% discount!"

Ma Hongwei asked with a smile, "What if I want 20000 pieces?"

"Are you sure you want 20000 pieces?"

The manufacturer said, "If you really need that many, I'll price boron carbide at 280 each, silicon carbide at 225 each, and alumina at 208 each."

"That's quite a bit cheaper!"

Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "The soldiers need to be fast to charge, and boron carbide is the lightest, so naturally we should buy boron carbide."

"Compared to boron carbide, silicon carbide weighs about one pound more, while compared to boron carbide, alumina weighs about two pounds more."

The Eighth Route Army soldiers carried guns, wore cotton-padded coats, bulletproof vests, and armor plates; if they were too heavy, they couldn't run fast at all.

Anyway, the price difference isn't much more than a few dozen yuan.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongwei said directly, "Give me all 20,000 yuan for boron carbide."

"OK!"

The manufacturer didn't ask Ma Hongwei why he bought so many.

After all, China is one of the countries with the strictest gun control laws.

After so many years of confiscation, even if some remain in the private sector, the quantity is not much.

They weren't worried at all about the enemy wearing armor and carrying guns to fight in the village.

For this reason, China has no restrictions on bulletproof vests.

The situation is different in the United States.

While firearms and ammunition are not prohibited there, there are significant restrictions on body armor.

In short, you can only choose one: weapon or armor; you can't have both.

The manufacturer even went on to ask, "Boss, did you also want a tactical vest and a bulletproof helmet?"