ShotStop: "Extremely" Lightweight Stage IV Plates

ShotStop says,
"What makes this an trade shattering announcement is the unprecedented weight for Stage IV protection, weighing in at 4.5 lbs (2.Zero kg) with a low profile of 0.9″ thick, these multi-curve, stand-alone, multi-hit bulletproof plates level 4 provide the lightest armor-piercing safety in the world. The plate will present the operator comfort, higher mobility, and all the arrogance to perform their mission whether they are Military, Special Forces, SWAT, or Law Enforcement."
In accordance with Jason Henkel, Director of Operations at ShotStop, "Protection is totally ShotStop’s prime priority, however being in a position to extend comfort, mobility, and advanced unique functions really differentiate this launch from others. Our new Degree IV plate is positioned to dramatically change the best way through which private protection can be utilized in varied environments and circumstances."

Degree III+ Lightweight Stops: 5.56 (M855, M193); 7.62×39 (Ball), 7.62×51 (Ball); .357 mag; .Forty five cal; and customary handgun rounds in addition to shotgun slugs and buckshot. This is a degree III+ plate as tested by Chesapeake Testing Laboratory. Complies with NIJ-STD-0101.06. Laboratory tested to stop the M855 and the M80. Weight is roughly 4.5 pounds. It is a Multicurve plate much like ESAPI, however barely totally different in dimensions (10×12″).

Kind I (.22 LR; .380 ACP). This armor protects in opposition to .22 lengthy rifle lead spherical nose (LR LRN) bullets, with nominal masses of 2.6 g (40 gr), impacting at a minimal velocity of 320 m/s (1050 ft/s) or much less, and in opposition to .380 ACP full steel jacketed round nose (FMJ RN), with nominal lots of 6.2 g (ninety five gr), impacting at a minimum velocity of 312 m/s (1025 ft/s) or less. Type I body armor is gentle. That is the minimum level of protection every officer ought to have, and the armor ought to be routinely worn always while on obligation. Kind I body armor was the armor issued through the NIJ demonstration project in the mid-1970s. Most businesses at this time, nevertheless, as a result of of increasing threats, opt for a higher degree of protection.