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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.
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.
Variants of the Ratnik Program body armor were designed for different purposes including the 6B46 (6Б46) - a lighter-weight, para-droppable design aimed at replicating the popular small form factors and utility of the 6B48 (6Б48) - created for tank crews and issued in 2016. [16]
The High Risk Modular (HRM) tactical vest is a body armour used by the LAPD SWAT teams, [1] [2] NYPD ESU and the United States Marine Corps The vest was manufactured by Point Blank Body Armour and was issued from 1987 to 2006 when it was replaced by a standard III-A Soft armor vest.
The basic issued variant of 6B45 has a weight of approximately 8 kg. The basic issued variant of the body armor includes: a body armor cover (with MOLLE system on front sides and back), a collar protecting against fragments, anti-fragmentation bags on the sides with a fairly large protection area, rear and front class 5A armor plates, an emergency release device and a removable ventilation and ...
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.
The Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018.. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest), IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier system). [1]
6B23 was designed by NPP KlASS and introduced in 2003 to supplement and potentially replace older body armor in Russian service. A range of body armors were introduced in the previous decade (6B11, 6B12, 6B13, 6B17, 6B18) but they never became universally adopted in Russian army. [1] 6B23 is no longer being procured, due to adoption of newer ...