Specialists from the "Oktava" plant, part of "RT-Capital", have successfully modernized the "Obreg" assault body armor, achieving a Br4+ protection class. By using modern materials for armor plates, they managed not only to maintain a high level of protection, but also to significantly reduce the weight of the product.
Tests have shown that the armor plate successfully resisted being hit by a B-32 (7.62 mm) armor-piercing bullet from a sniper rifle at a distance of 100 meters. In addition, it withstood 12 shots from an AR-15 rifle chambered in 5.56 mm. A plant representative emphasized that the plate was only penetrated by the fourth hit in the same place, which indicates its significant strength.
The new plate contains ceramics and a number of composite materials. It is extremely high-tech and, in our opinion, has one of the best ratios of mass, strength and survivability of those that are generally available on the arms market.
In the maximum configuration, the weight of the body armor was 8.5 kg with a protection area of 70 square decimeters.
Modern combat operations demonstrate that most of the injuries received by military personnel are from shrapnel, not bullets. Therefore, the new equipment retained anti-fragmentation protection, similar to the title version of the "Obreg.Pro" assault with a Br5 protection class, but significantly simplified the armor plate, practically without worsening its strength characteristics, Rostec specialists said.
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