Why does the Radiation Suit provide 30% bullet protection?

[TerraNovaClick]

I had no idea that rubber was as good at protecting bodies as crude metal armor fashioned from roadsigns or coffee cans.
Not complaining, though. Just wondering.

[blinkz]

it was nerfed from 35% a few months back, tbh its in a good place if you find one it gives you a free kit right at the start of the game with a bow its a great piece of gear for snowballing early or even just having no kits you take it out you still have a fair chance or if your being raided and you need to gear up quickly rad suit has saved me a fair few times being high protection I like where its at right now even tho its unrealistic.

[Whiskers]

Thank you both for pointing this out.

[TerraNovaClick]

Can I bump this? It seems a bit silly.

[SteakStyes]

A I mentioned in a similar thread, that 30% protection comes at the cost of not being able to use any other armor while wearing the rad suit. Odds are that it's so "high" so that you have a slight chance of getting away if you get shot at while in a high radiation area.

As for an in universe explanation: try not to think about it.

[Grubs]

The thing is it doesn't matter if you can't wear anything else. It protect 30% for EACH body part, plus you can wear it with the chopper out. It's way over powered for one piece of clothing if you ask me.