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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,– Safariland®, a BAE Systems business, announced a change to its PROTECH® IMPAC™ line of special threat plates. The PROTECH IMPAC-MT has been redesigned using high-performing uni-directional polyethylene and a fiberglass composite material. These plates continue to provide law enforcement officers with the same protection against special threat rounds as well as spike and edged blade instruments.
- IMPAC-HT for high velocity handgun threat protection
- IMPAC-CT/DT for spike and edged blade and duty threat protection
- IMPAC-MT for high velocity handgun, spike and edged blade threat protection
- IMPAC-RT for rifle threat protection
- IMPAC-RT PLUS for enhanced rifle threat protection
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.
The IMPAC-MT has been tested* at an independent NIJ accredited laboratory in accordance with Safariland testing protocol against the threats listed below:
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Ballistic Round
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Impacts
Per Plate
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Test Velocity (fps)
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(Rounds tested on separate plates)
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Speer .357 Sig, 125 gr. FMJ
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3
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1470 ± 30 fps
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Speer .44 Mag, 240 gr. SJHP
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1
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1430 ± 30 fps
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Win. 9 mm +P+, 127 gr. SXT
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3
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1250 ± 30 fps
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Speer .357 Sig, 125 gr. GDHP
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3
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1375 ± 30 fps
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Norinco 7.62 x 25 mm Tokarev, 85 gr. FMJ
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3
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1530 ± 30 fps
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FN 5.7 x 28 mm, 28 gr. SS195LF (Belgium)
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3
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2075 ± 30 fps
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FN 5.7 x 28 mm, 40 gr. SS197 (Blue Tip)
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3
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1740 ± 30 fps
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(Frangible) Remington 9mm +P, 101 gr. Plated Disintegrator Bullet
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3
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1096 ± 30 fps
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(IQ) Aquila 9mm, 65 gr. IQ Bullet
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3
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1630 ± 30 fps
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Spike/Edge Weapons
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# of Drops
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Strike/Overstrike
Energy (ft. lbf)
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(Weapons tested on separate plates)
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-- Spike [Protection Level 3]
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3
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E1: 31.7 ± 0.44 / E2: 47.9 ± 0.59
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-- Knife Blade, P1 Edge Blade [Protection Level 3]
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3
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E1: 31.7 ± 0.44 / E2: 47.9 ± 0.59
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-- Knife Blade, S1 Edge Blade [Protection Level 3]
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3
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E1: 31.7 ± 0.44 / E2: 47.9 ± 0.59
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| IMPAC MT_PressRelease_FINAL 091311.doc | 274.5 KB |
