Steel body armor: historical accuracy or advantage?

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The 2 new squads for Battle of Berlin have been just announced and as they say in the Q&A this premium soviet squad has steel body armor that can, using their same definition, “somewhat reduce damage from bullets hitting the body”. I’m all for historical and semi-historical settings and loadouts, but the fact that they have introduced a specific uniform and body loadout to the premium squad that gives a survivability buff, not only against normal squads but also against premium squad of the opposite team isn’t properly balanced.
What do you think?

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As long as they dont allow them to consistently tank rifle rounds, im somewhat fine with it.

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It they:
a) still have +35% vitality
b) don’t have movement penalty
it’s pure advantage. Paid advantage so P2W, at least in 1vs1 scenario.

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It doesn’t do shit

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Well, it was not even that effective mostly protected against shrapnel and pistol rounds!

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They commented that it will act the same as helmets with a slight damage reduction. But its not going to do anything to rifle rounds tbh

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It’s said that be the same armor like helmet.
0.1mm steel.

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0.1mm,that’s tin foil not armor

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it will be pay to win if it dont make them slower and if they can tank rifle rounds

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From what I’ve it’s like helmets meaning it’s a slight reduction to only pistol caliber guns. But I would still like a movement reduction

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Helmets are only against small shrapnel but any larger removes your head =)

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i have entire clips of americanski helmets stopping g43 bullets.

are the g43s considered pistols?

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They do not

They do not

Long story short, the Armor doesn’t feel OP, the squads die very easily. It doesn’t feel like they are tanking rounds.

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That’s good news.

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I haven’t noticed any additional survivability with this squad. Maybe under a very specific set of circumstances I have yet to see? But certainly not in my experience so far.

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Pretty much from what the devs have said its “instead of dying in two bullets from a smg you may die in 3” emphasis on may. Honestly it doesn’t do much

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Depends on angle perhaps?