Nyahahah. Thing is, mil-spec turrets are SUPPOSED to hurt like hell if you're in their range.
It isn't realistic bullshit. In fact it was still 1-5 damage on average, with rare hits peaking at about 10-15. At basically the maximum range at which the turrets would bother firing. Plate armor, even with kevlar, shouldn't be bulletproof from a realism OR gameplay perspective. :V
And nice. Meanwhile I am on the quest for the elusive acetylene torch, to try and get into the lab armory and stuff. I'm thinking I also kinda want to actually try stuff like farming and keeping a given choice of firearm fed with scavenged powder, because why the fuck not.