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The M-Tas brand has developed an important element of the modern soldier's equipment - LOWER BACK PROTECTION WITH CLASS 2 BALLISTIC PACKAGE for the M-Tas Cuirass QRS plate carrier or any other plate carrier, the lower part of which is closed with a Velcro flap.
This model is designed to protect the lower back from fragments and ricochets during combat missions. It is attached using a special Velcro flap that is installed at the back of the plate carrier.
The lumbar protection is made of Cordura 500D - a super-strong material that is resistant to abrasion and high loads. It is completed with a Class 2 ballistic package designed to protect against ricochets and fragments. The armor package is made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and complies with STANAG 2920 with a V-50 fragmentation resistance index of about 758.6 m/s.
To understand the analogy with bulletproof resistance, an armor package with a similar composition corresponds to class 2 (7.62*25 Pst) according to DSTU 8782:2018. An armor package of the 2nd protection class withstands a shot of 9 × 18 mm, (9 mm Makarov), 9 × 19 mm, (9 mm Luger, 9 mm Parabellum) from pistols and carbines chambered for a pistol cartridge and 7.62 × 25 mm, (7.62 × 25 Tokarev). (Class 2 refers to the equivalent in composition, which is tested on standard 400x400mm samples. Therefore, the resulting injury may differ on samples of smaller size and shape).
