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Ballistic protection studied especially for threats in Africa - Latam & South East Asia
* BC = Ballistic coefficient
* V0 = Bullet velocity at muzzle (Ballistic nomenclature in use by the ammos manufacturers)
* V50 = Bullet velocity at 50 mt or yd of the muzzle (Ballistic nomenclature in use by the ammos manufacturers)
* V-50 testing : A test performed on a sample of armor material to determine the velocity at which a specific
Projectile has 50% probability of complete or partial penetration. (Apocryphal designation)
Anti-stab capabilities Knives / Ice pick To 36 Joules xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
AMMUNITIONS Types of guns V0 Ft/s / m/s Weight Types of bullets
Explosion fragments (V-50 Testing) (explosion simulator ) To 2000 / 610 17 Steel fragment
5.45 PSM (5.45X18) Pistol > CMV 39 SC 7N7
7 mm Nambu (7 mm Baby Nambu) Pistol > CMV 56 FMJ
7.5 Swiss Ordnance (7.5 mm M82) Revolver > CMV 107 FMJ
7.62 Nagant (7.62X41.5 Russian Rev.) Revolver > CMV 106 FMJWCSP-4
32 H&R Magnum (32 Magnum) Revolver > CMV 85-95 JSP
7.65 long French (M1918 PDC) Pistol > CMV 77 FMJ
45 Automatic Rim (45 Auto Rim) Revolver > CMV 220 LRN
45 Colt (45 long Colt) Revolver > CMV 240 LRN
45 G.A.P. (45 Glock Automatic pistol) Pistol > CMV 185-230 FMJ-JHP
450 short Colt (.450 English Revolver) Revolver > CMV 226 LRN
455 Webley revolver (455 Mark II) Revolver > CMV 262 LRN
455 Auto Pistol (.455 Wesley S.L) Pistol > CMV 260 FMJ
Explosion fragments ( V-50 testing) (explosion simulator) To 2460 / 750 17 Steel fragment
9 mm Luger Only (9X19) AR15 UZI 9mm Carbines To 1550 / 472 124 FMJ Copper >>
357 Magnum super speed (.357 S & W Magnum) Revolver To 1550 / 472 158 JSP - SJHP
44 Mag. Only (44 Rem. Mag.) Revolver To 1450 / 442 240 SJHP >>>>>>>
.50 Action Express (.50 DEP) Pistol To 1300 / 396 325 JHP
12 Gauge (Cal. 12/70) Shotgun without choke To 1400 / 426 437 Slug
M855 (SS109)
M193 M80
5.56 X 45 (223 Rem.) US /BE M16 - Minimi etc... To 3100 / 945 55 - 62 M193 - SS109
7.62 X 51 NATO (308 Win.) US Fal -G3 -Galil - etc... To 2800 / 853 147 M80
M855 A1 M61
7.62 X 51 (308 Winchester or .30 Nato) US Nato rifles To 2800 / 854 150 M61
12.7 X 99 (.50 BMG ) US Barret rifle To 2825 / 861 655 M33 Ball
12.7 X 108 RU KSVK Rifle To 2525 / 770 911 7N34
Witness plate: 0.020 in./ 0.5 mm Aluminum foil alloy Witness plate distance : 4 in. / 10.2 cm
Test temperature : 50 86 F / 10 30 C Impact incidence : 90
Examples Ammunitions Weapons
gauge gauge
Glock Cal. 45 GAP FNP Cal. 45 ACP SIG Sauer P229 Cal. 40 S & W
Revolver S & W Cal. 357 Magnum SSP Cal. 38 Super Auto Beretta M92 Cal. 9mm Luger
Steyr M-A1 Cal. 357 SIG max. Tokarev Cal. 7,62 X 25 Mini Uzi Cal. 9mm Luger
Revolver S & W Cal. 44 Magnum Colt AR-15 long barrel Cal. 9mm Luger
Munitions types EN-1063 levels BR2 BR3 BR4 At the same speed, the 9mm
Not in use in Africa - Latin America & South East Asia has more penetration
B.A.T Interceptor PDW FN Five-seveN pistol
Russian Assault Rifle AK 74 Cal. 5.45 US Assault Rifle M4 (M16) Cal 5.56 X 45 (223 Rem.)
Chins Assault rifle QBZ-95 cal. 5,8 X 42 Mexican Assault Rifle FX-05 cal 5,56 ( 223 Rem)
Cal. 7.62 X 39 (M43 - 57-H-231C) Cal. 7.62 X 54R ( 7H13) Cal. 7.62 X 51 Nato ( M80 )
Russian Assault rifle Kalashnikov AK47 Cal. 7.62 X 39 Russian Sniper rifle SVD Dragunov Cal. 7.62 X 54R
German Assault Rifle HK G3 Cal. 7.62 X 51 Belgian Assault Rifle FN FAL Cal. 7.62 X 51
Brasileiro IMBEL MD-97LC Cal. 7.62 X 51 Israeli Assault Rifle Galil Cal.7.62 X 51
7.62 X 39 API BZ 5,56 X 45 M855 A1 M13 A2 7.62 X 51 M61 7.62 X 54 R B32 API 7.62 X 63 M2 AP
US Barret Sniper rifle Caliber 12.7 X 99 (BMG)