I like the new chainmail, but I don't like the fact that it's an actual armor against bullets/arrows since that is very, very unrealistic. Chainmail ( and the whole knight armor ) usually struggles with .22 let alone higher calibers which penetrate it like it's nothing. 9mm destroys it up to 50 - 100m.

Protection against melee and knives makes sense ( unless it's a bayonet / spear stab ). Chest plate is a very thin sheet of metal and chainmail is made of tiny rings of metal and it's not made out of "Mithril", a legendary ore from "Lord Of The Rings".. There's no way that armor should be able to tank a Mosin round from 600m let alone 50m..

there are many videos on YT which demonstrate how ineffective these armors are against firearms and stabs. Even projectiles like crossbow bolts/arrows go through it like it's nothing...

One of videos for the reference...
https://youtu.be/80ZSM6qpJw8

would love to see a change in this since dayz has always been going for a more realistic approach in its game design logic...