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How is that something a person could wear? Those bullets penetrate light vehicle armor.
I'm guessing they just defined the standard for any round fired by a human-portable rifle, without worrying about whether it's possible to meet the standard.
That would make sense, bulletproofing your standard before the bulletproofing technology catches up.
Even Master Chief's Mjolnir armor from Halo wouldn't pass. (It would stop one bullet but not three in a row without time to recharge the shield.)
The 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun is human portable in the same way that an 80/81mm mortar is. As in, if you bring a couple of friends and don't want to use it much, it's not completely impossible.
There are also anti-materiel rifles (generally bolt-action) which use that ammunition.
I think it's more like they tested the plate and at best the plate could take three shots when optimally dispersed, in a way that there's would still be a tiny chance that the wearer wouldn't instantly die.
It's more "improve your odds" than "be bullet-proof".
Probably weren't direct shots, but like, at an angle.