Ballistic vest is a new kill streak in Modern Warfare 3, and I was curious how much protection it actually provides.
Is it enough that you can survive sniper headshots? Or is more along the lines of a few more SMG bullets?
How much protection does a ballistic vest offer
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Best Answer
According to the wikia, it increases overall health by 30 points.
Of the sniper rifles, the Barrett .50cal, AS50, L118A, and MSR do 98 points of base damage. These rifles all have a 1.1x damage multiplier for abdomen (lower torso). Without a ballistic vest, this results in a one-bullet kill, with a vest it takes two bullets to kill.
However, these rifles also have a 1.5x damage multiplier for the chest and head; hits to these areas are still one-bullet kills.
From experience, ballistic vests make targets much more difficult to kill with a sniper rifle.