ARMOTED ELEMENT FOR ARMOR VEST PROTECTING AGAINST THERMALLY-HARDENED-CORE BULLETS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41H1/02 B82B1/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: proposed armor vest comprises metal plate with inhomogeneous layer attached thereto. Said metal plate is made from high-strength steel or high-strength aluminium or titanium alloys. Said inhomogeneous layer has thickness not exceeding that of metal plate and is made from polymer binder containing irregular-shape particles with grain size of 0.1…1.5 mm and hardness exceeding that of thermally-hardened core material. Note here that larger particles are arranged in at least two rows over the layer thickness.

EFFECT: reduced weight, better protection.

3 cl, 2 dwg