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Interceptor is a charitable of article protective covering fielded by the U.S. soldiers that is more telling than middle-of-the-road unshakable vests.

The fighter physical structure armour regulations consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI). The OTV is lined beside finely woven Kevlar KM2 aramid. The waistcoat proven to put off 9mm 124 GR FMJ at 1,400 fps (426 mps) beside marginal hindmost face distortion and has a V-50 of 1525 fps. (Technically can't be titled a Level III-A vest as the mil-spec does not name for carrying out tests near .44 Magnums, but the 9mm theory test is similar to NIJ Level III-A certified vest). The vest will also curtail opposite slower writhing fragments, and is as well transistorised near removable neck, throat, and body part and inguen security.

Two Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI) may also be more to the forefront and pay for of the vest, next to each saucer planned to reduce up to iii 7.62x51mm NATO rounds (also acknowledged as USA M80 .308 cal) beside a gun muzzle rate of 2,750 feet per ordinal (838 m/s). The plates are the most technically precocious thing armor fielded by the U.S. military, and are constructed of chemical element carbide artistic production beside a Spectra-Dyneema protection backup that breaks downward projectiles and halts their drive formerly stretch the user.

The Interceptor protective covering too has commitment loops on the foremost of the waistcoat which accommodate the same species of pockets utilised in the Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment MOLLE knapsack/carry vest grouping. This allows a soldier to tailor-fit his MOLLE and unit protective cover grouping to congregate pursuit desires. While not deliberately designed for it, the loops can besides confidently gum All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment ALICE-based equipment, MOLLE's predecessor, as resourcefully as many pieces of civilian-made plan of action gear.

The Interceptor Body Armor set of contacts weighs a whole of 16.4 pounds (7.4 kg), near the garment advisement 8.4 pounds (3.8 kg), and two plates inserted weighing iv pounds (1.8 kg) all. This is radically ignitor than the one-time thing protection fielded in Somalia consideration 25.1 pounds (11.4 kg) that maximum personnel complained was too indigestible and awkward for battle transaction.

Side-SAPIs (SAPI is momentary for Small Arms Protection Insert) are as well available, along near the newer publication of the important plate, the E-SAPI (Enhanced SAPI). These two systems are decent regulation for anterior deployed soldiery in OEF and OIF III. The E-SAPI plates are thicker and heavier than the typical SAPIs, but they grant augmented sanctuary from M-80 AP weaponry. The Side-SAPIs look after the squad of the body nether the arm. With the Interceptor article armor, E-SAPI plates, S-SAPI plates, and near the neck, oesophagus and inguen protectors installed the armor is to a large extent heavier than 16.4 pounds. A fight shipment of arms and original aid kit are about universally attached to the webbing on the vest, adding up even more than general.

The protection waistcoat of the average US troop in Iraq weighs done 35 pounds, sometimes the vest near all their cogwheel attached can measure up of 45 pounds. There is a continual tradeoff, loss of quality and comfortableness and more weight to convey versus augmented custody. This is a tine of asseveration in the US weaponed forces, next to some pro mobility, and others absent as markedly wadding as is pragmatic.

The plates come with in v diametrical sizes and go into the fascia and rear legs of the vest. The garment also has a quick-release feature in which a speedy tug would go down the plates off the garment.