4 level "standard" armor plate set
Peculiarities
4 level "standard" armor plate provides ideal protection from all the claimed rounds with the classic weight of 3.6 kg. It is suitable for the majority of tasks. It is ideal for those who need to minimize their budget.
Armor Steel
The Finnish Miilux, Protection 500 armor steel is used for these plates with hardness of 500 units under the Brinell scale and nominal thickness of 6.5 mm! The correct processing of this steel allowed us to produce plates that meet level 4 of the State Standard of Ukraine.
Anti-fragment capabilities
We use the lightest materials developed by ourselves to counter the ejection of the core and fragments of the bullet shell. The front part of the armor plate is covered with a special Ukrainian-made ballistic felt. The felt is cut in accordance with the exact plate dimensions and applied under a special method of several-hour pressing. This allows the coating to firmly adhere to the plate and not fly away even after 6 shots.
Reducing the blunt force trauma
On the back of every plate, we install a softening damper made of EVA material that is 8 mm thick and has density of 80 kg/m3. Unlike a standard damper made of foamed polyethylene or rubber with density of 30-35 kg/m3, our damper almost does not deform over time and shows better results in reducing the blunt force trauma.
4 level "standard" armor plates have no backface deformation.
Form and dimensions
An armor plate has standard dimensions of 25х30 cm and the anatomical curve along the width of the chest. The cut angles do not prevent movement and enable you to use firearms in a comfortable way. The plate width with full coating comprises 22 mm.
State Standard of Ukraine, certificates and tests
Each of our plates belongs to a certain batch, has its own unique number and production date. Each batch of armor plates is submitted to a certified laboratory, where they are checked for compliance with the 8782:2018 State Standard of Ukraine under normal conditions. According to the results of the tests, a certificate for the batch is issued for a period of 6 months. A test report is attached to each certificate. You can find these documents on the webpage of each product.
According to the State Standard of Ukraine, each 4 level armor plate can retain the following:
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Dragunov sniper rifle, 7,62-mm rifle round 57-Н-323с (steel core light ball) in a steel shell with steel core
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Bullet velocity of 850+/-15 м/s.
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АК-74, 5,45-mm round, 7Н10c bullet in a steel shell with steel heat-treated core, bullet velocity of 910+/-15 м/s.
*Since 1989, without changing the appearance and marking, instead of steel core light ball, a round with CT-M2 bullet with a core hardness of 65 HRC is produced and is similar to the B-32 bullet level 6.
It can additionally retain the following:
- АК-74, 5,45- mm round, 7Н6М bullet.
Difference from ceramic plates
Any ceramic plate has two disadvantages:
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It is disposable and needs to be replaced immediately after the first shot. This is exactly what happens in the world practice. There are always spare ceramic plates for each fighter. Plates made of armor steel can retain several shots and do not require immediate replacement.
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Backface deformation of a ceramic plate is much greater than that of an armor steel plate. Using ceramics without a ballistic vest with a package will likely cause a large blunt force trauma that will result in a broken rib or even damaged internal organs. Plates made of armor steel do not have such backface deformation and transmit the bullet energy over the entire plate, and not over a certain point. Hence, they have better indicators for reducing injuries.