A composite useful in a ballistic resistant armor article, comprising: (a) from 70.0 to 90.0 weight percent of a first unidirectional layer comprising aromatic polyamide yarns or aromatic copolyamide yarns comprising continuous filaments, yarns arranged parallel with each other plus a second unidirectional layer comprising aromatic polyamide yarns or aromatic copolyamide yarns comprising continuous filaments, the yarns arranged parallel with each other, the yarns of the first layer having an orientation in a direction that is different from the orientation of the yarns in the second layer, wherein the yarns have a yarn tenacity of 10 to 65 grams per dtex and an elongation at break of 3.0 to 5.0 percent, (b) from 3.0 to 12.0 weight percent of a thermoset or thermoplastic binding resin positioned between the first and second unidirectional layers and coating at least portions of internal surfaces of the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns and filling some space between the filaments in the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns in the region of the interface between the two layers, and (c) from 6.0 to 10.0 weight percent of a coating on at least portions of external surfaces of the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns and filling some space between the filaments in the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns, wherein (i) the weight percentages of (a), (b) and (c) are expressed relative to the total weight of the composite, (ii) a ratio of a maximum thickness of the first or second layer to an equivalent diameter of the filaments in the first or second layer, respectively, is at least 13, and (iii) the coating comprises • a viscoelastic resin comprising from 40 to 70 weight percent of the coating • an aqueous based fluoropolymer comprising up to 40 weight percent of the coating, and • a blocked isocyanate comprising from 10 to 20 weight percent of the coating. (a) from 70.0 to 90.0 weight percent of a first unidirectional layer comprising aromatic polyamide yarns or aromatic copolyamide yarns comprising continuous filaments, yarns arranged parallel with each other plus a second unidirectional layer comprising aromatic polyamide yarns or aromatic copolyamide yarns comprising continuous filaments, the yarns arranged parallel with each other, the yarns of the first layer having an orientation in a direction that is different from the orientation of the yarns in the second layer, wherein the yarns have a yarn tenacity of 10 to 65 grams per dtex and an elongation at break of 3.0 to 5.0 percent, (b) from 3.0 to 12.0 weight percent of a thermoset or thermoplastic binding resin positioned between the first and second unidirectional layers and coating at least portions of internal surfaces of the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns and filling some space between the filaments in the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns in the region of the interface between the two layers, and (c) from 6.0 to 10.0 weight percent of a coating on at least portions of external surfaces of the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns and filling some space between the filaments in the first plurality and the second plurality of yarns, (i) the weight percentages of (a), (b) and (c) are expressed relative to the total weight of the composite, (ii) a ratio of a maximum thickness of the first or second layer to an equivalent diameter of the filaments in the first or second layer, respectively, is at least 13, and (iii) the coating comprises • a viscoelastic resin comprising from 40 to 70 weight percent of the coating • an aqueous based fluoropolymer comprising up to 40 weight percent of the coating, and • a blocked isocyanate comprising from 10 to 20 weight percent of the coating. • a viscoelastic resin comprising from 40 to 70 weight percent of the coating • an aqueous based fluoropolymer comprising up to 40 weight percent of the coating, and • a blocked isocyanate comprising from 10 to 20 weight percent of the coating.