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The VPAM scale as of 2009 runs from 1 to 14, with 1-5 being soft armor, and 6-14 being hard armor. [1] Tested armor must withstand three hits, spaced 120 mm (4.7 inches) apart, of the designated test threat with no more than 25 mm (0.98 inches) of back-face deformation in order to pass.
The 6B4 body armor consists of two parts connected by a velcro fastener in the shoulder area. It is also equipped with a belt-buckle fastener that allows you to adjust the size according to your height. On the back of the armor is a fabric protective screen, and on the front are blocks of pockets with armor tiles.
Steel armor panel (level III protection, variant called 6B23-1) is 6.3 mm thick and made of “44S” steel providing protection against bullets from an AKM assault rifle with a heat-strengthened core (cartridge 57-N-231) from 10 m, an AK-74 rifle (cartridges 7N22, 7N24), M16 rifle (M193 and M855 cartridges) from 25 m, and SVD rifle (57-N-323S ...
A call for a next generation plate, to stop even greater velocity threats than the ESAPI plate was issued by the U.S. Army in 2008. [5] The X Threat Small Arms Protective Insert plates are specifically allowed scalar or flexible systems, and asked for better coverage, with less than a pound of additional weight.
Depending on the size, the weight of the 6B2 body armor was 4.2 - 4.8 kg. Protection area was 28 - 30 sq. dm. [ 2 ] A special feature of the design is the use of the so-called mounting plate (монтажная плата) into which solid armor elements were installed.
By about 1400, the full harness of plate armor had been developed in armories of Lombardy [11] Heavy cavalry dominated the battlefield for centuries in part because of their armor. In the early 15th century, small " hand cannon " first began to be used, in the Hussite Wars , in combination with Wagenburg tactics, allowing infantry to defeat ...
The damage caused to the budget by their actions amounts to 203 million rubles. This was the total cost of body armor purchased by the Ministry of Defense. While 110 million of this amount was spent on the production of body armor, an additional 93 million was stolen. [4] [5] General Znahurko and Tatiana Romanova were sentenced to 4 years in ...
The weight of the full Ratnik infantry system with the special thigh and shoulder bulletproof shields is 19–20 kg. Basic Ratnik gear (for engineers and medics) weighs 15 kg (without thigh and shoulder guards). Ratnik gear is made of a special fabric that prevents troops from being detected by infrared devices. [18]