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How Soft Armor disperses energy from a handgun projectile...
NO armor is 100% bullet proof!
One truth stands out when it comes to protective gear –
ballistic protection is NOT created equal. Differing armors are designed to protect against specific types of ammunition, and no body armor will stop every threat. So when choosing a ballistic solution, consider the threats most likely to be faced in your area of operation. At a bare minimum, armor should protect against handguns.
OVERVIEW | Body Armor
The term body armor is generally used to describe vests designed to provide ballistic protection to the vital organs in the torso, armor has typically been associated with tactical medics and rescue task force members whose primary objective is to provide medical care in high threat environments. With the increase of active shooter and mass casualty incidents in today’s field of operation, Fire & EMS personnel are realizing the critical need for ballistic
protection on a daily basis.
Though Fire & EMS personnel have been limited to adapting body armor traditionally designed for the military & law enforcement, North American Rescue is now confronting this challenge by designing ballistic solutions
specifically for the unique needs of the Fire & EMS community. Soft & Hard | 2 Main Types of Body Armor
SOFT ARMOR offers critical protection against handgun threats along with the capability for extended daily wear. NAR provides an optimal over-the-uniform soft armor vest that features flexible layers of ballistic resistant materials constructed from a synthetic Aramid fiber with a very high strength to weight ratio. These super strong fibers are woven into multiple layers that are stacked to create an armor panel. The number and orientation of each layer influences its overall performance. When a handgun bullet strikes the armor panel, it gets caught in a web of high performance fibers that stretch and disperse the impact energy causing the bullet to deform or “mushroom”. This dispersion of energy not only prevents bullet perforation, but also helps minimize the possible
injury to underlying tissue.
HARD ARMOR is designed to provide a higher degree of protection from rifle threats. Constructed from a variety of hard ballistic- resistant materials such as ceramic, compressed UHMWPE (ultra-high- molecular-weight-polyethylene), metallic plates, or a composite of multiple materials, each of these rigid materials offer their own unique properties. Ceramic materials, for example, are required for so called “armor piercing” bullets or special threats. Hardarmorplates are classified as either Stand-Alone (no soft armor required) or ICW- in conjunction with (soft armor backing panel required) and rated as single
hit or multi-hit.
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