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Side-SAPI (Small Arms Protective Insert) protective ceramic body armor plates are organo-ceramic composite protective elements.
SAPI inserts were developed as part of the Interceptor Body Armor, and were intended for use in the Interceptor vest, but later, due to the versatility planned during their creation, they became standard armor elements in almost all body armor used in the US military.
Created in the early 2000s to protect an infantryman from a fairly powerful and massive small arms ammunition — a 7.62 mm NATO cartridge with a conventional M80 bullet, muzzle energy 3519 J.
The main requirement when creating a new body armor system was to provide protection against the M80 bullet from a high-speed rifle with a total mass of body armor acceptable for an infantryman.
According to military specifications, the survivability of the armored panel should be determined by three defeats of the panel without penetration.
For SAPI when firing a conventional M80 bullet on a 7.621 mm NATO cartridge at a speed of 840 m/s.
Equivalent to protection class: NIJ IV (USA) or DSTU 6 (Ukraine)
They have a two-layer structure: an outer monolithic ceramic layer placed on a substrate; a protective layer on the front side, designed to increase the operational survivability of the armored panel.
Outside the panel is covered with nylon.
NSN: 8470-01-540-6532
Side SAPI Characteristics
Size: 15 x 20 cm / 6 x 8 in
Weight (1 piece): 1.36 kg / 3 lb
The price is for 2 pcs.