Bullet proof vests in the Chinese military

Originally Posted by Inst

Jousting is for fighting between heavy cavalry; and the stereotype of heavy armor was in part the result of jousting tournament armor, where the armor emphasized protective capability at all costs. Heavy cavalry armor in general was intended as heavy cavalry armor, not the armor worn by foot soldiers who would have to drag the armor around, whereas knights could use their horse to carry their armor.

My point is that the armor system described in the Chinese news report seemed to only consist of the vest in itself, which was why the 33 pound weight raised eyebrows.

Upon furthering reading of that article, that would not seem to be the case as they seem to have included all the other "equipment" along with the vest for that weight figure. Assuming it's a 'heavy' kevlar vest (as in capable of obtaining NIJ Level IIIA status) it'd weigh some 3 kg by itself, which is rather normal.