Get the highest protection level the industry can offer with our curved, ceramic C2 multi-hit body armor from Armored Republic. It provides rifle protection and is tested to stop multiple. 30 caliber rounds: A popular choice for military personnel, this level 3+++++ armor plate is developed 100% in-house in the United States, is composed of ceramic and polyethylene materials, and is compatible with all 10" x 12" size carriers.
Is made to handle more powerful military-grade weaponry than any other plate. Most importantly, this design is able to stop. 30 caliber armor-piercing bullets U. Military designation M2 AP at a velocity of 2,880 ft/s. Whereas such a threat would punch through most plates, and even other ceramic plates would likely collapse after one hit, this plate has been tested to successfully stop as many as three successive M2 AP rounds.
Ceramic plates stop rounds in a unique fashion: Rather than the mere hardness of the plate outmatching the strength of the bullet, ceramic armor allows a section of itself to shatter so as to absorb the bullet's impact more completely. The downside of this method is that the shattering process can hurt the integrity of the plate. But further development and higher-quality materials have enabled the C2 Multi-Hit to limit that shattering to a much smaller area, leaving the rest of the plate strong enough to stop more hits. 30 caliber (AP) bullets with a specified mass of 10.8g (166gr) and a velocity of 2,880 ft/s (+/- 30 ft/s). 30-06 cal, 166-grain APM2, 2,880 ± 30 ft/s. Multi-Hit, 7.62 x 54R-mm, 155-grain B-32 API, 2,880 ± 30 ft/s. Multi-Hit, 7.62 x 39-mm, 123-grain PS Ball 2,400 ± 30 ft/s.