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Personal Protection

Ballistic Standard
Ballistic Levels Standards
US National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Level

Sublevel

Caliber

Cartridge Type

Mass (g)

Min. bullet velocity

I

1

special 38

RN/ lead bullet

10.20 g

259 m/s

2

22

LRHV/ lead bullet

2.60 g

320 m/s

II-A

1

.357 Magnum

JSP

10.20 g

381 m/s

2

9 mm

FMJ

8.00 g

332 m/s

II

1

.357 Magnum

JSP

10.20 g

425 m/s

2

9 mm

FMJ

8.00 g

358 m/s

III-A

1

.44 Magnum

SWC/ lead bullet

15.55 g

426 m/s

2

9 mm

FMJ

8.00 g

426 m/s

III

-

7.62 mm Winchester

FMJ

9.70 g

838 m/s

IV

-

0.3

AP

10.80 g

869 m/s


Ballistic Levels Standards
Committee European Normalization (CEN)

Level

Threat

Caliber

Cartridge

Mass (g)

Velocity
+/- 10 m/s

BR 1

rifle

0.32

RN/lead

2.6

360

BR 2

pistol

9 mm Parabellum

JF2/RN/SC

8

400

BR 3

pistol

0.357 Magnum

JF3/CN/SC

10.2

430

BR 4

pistol

0.44 Magnum

JF4/FN/SC

15.6

440

BR 5

rifle

5.56 x 45

JF4/PB/SCP

4

950

BR 6

rifle

7.62 x 51

JF2/PB/SC

9.5

830

BR 7

rifle

7.62 x 51

JF2/PB/HC

9.8

820

SG 1

short-length gun

25903

full lead jacket5

31

420

SG 2

short-length gun

25903

full lead jacket5

31

420


Ballistic Levels Standards
Russian State Standards

Level

Threat

Cartridge

Core type

Mass (g)

Velocity (m/s)

Special

Cut and thrust weapon

-

-

Impact energy 45-50 J

1

Makarov pistol

9 mm 57-H-181C pistol type

Steel

5.9

305-325

'Nagan' revolver

7.62 mm 57-H-122 revolver type

Lead

6.8

275-295

2

Small-gage pistol

5.45 mm 7H7 pistol type

Steel

2.5

310-335

Tokarev pistol

7.62 mm 57-H-134C pistol type

Steel

5.5

415-445

2a

Shooting gun 12 caliber

18.5mm shooting type

Lead

35

390-410

3

Machine-gun AK-74

5.45 mm 7H6

Steel

3.5

890-910

Machine-gun AKM

7.62 mm 57-H-231 1943 year type

Steel

7.9

710-740

4

Machine-gun AK-74

5.45 mm 7H10

Steel heat-treated

3.4

890-910

5

Sniper rifle

7.62 mm 57-H-323C rifle type

Steel

9.6

820-840

Machine-gun AKM

7.62 mm 57-H-231

Steel heat-treated

7.9

710-740

5a

Machine-gun AKM

7.62 mm 57-BZ-231

Steel heat-treated

7.4

720-750

6

Sniper rifle

7.62 mm CT-M2 rifle type

Steel heat-treated

9.6

820-840

6a

Sniper rifle

7.62 mm 7-BZ-3 rifle type

Steel heat-treated

10.4

800-835


Ballistic Levels Standards
DIN Germany

Level

Caliber

Cartridge

Bullet Type

Mass (g)

Velocity (m/s)

L

9 mm

Parabellum

VMR\WK

8.00 g

365+/-5

I

9 mm

Parabellum

VMR\WK

8.00 g

410 +/- 10

II

0.357

Magnum

MsF

7.50 g

570 +/- 20

III

0.223

Remington

WK + P

4.00 g

920 +/- 10

0.308

Winchester

VMS/WK

9.55 g

830 +/- 10

IV

0.308

Winchester

VMS/HK

9.75 g

820 +/- 10


Ballistic Levels Standards
Stanag 4569
Level
KE-Threat
Artilery

Threat

Caliber

Distance

Velocity

Angle

Threat

Velocity

Angle

I

Rifles

7.62x51 NATO Ball

30m

833 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-30°

20mm FSP

400 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-11°

 simulated range or burst 150m

Rifles

5.56x45 NATO SS109

30m

937 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-30°

II

Infantry Rifles

7.62x51 AP P80

30m

833 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-30°

20mm FSP

600 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-15°

simulated range or burst 120m

III

Sniper rifles

7.62x51 AP (WC) (7.62 Dragunov B32)

30m

930 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-30°

20mm FSP

680 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-20°

simulated range or burst 90m

IV

heavy machine gun

14.5x114 AP / B32

200m

911 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°

20mm FSP

1000 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-90°

simulated range or burst 25m

V

Automatic Cannon

25mm APDS-TM-791 or TLB 073

500m

1254.5 m/s

azimuth -frontal arc to centerfine ±30°.Elev.0°

20mm FSP

1200 m/s

azimuth 360°. Elev. 0°-90°

simulated range or burst 10m


Ballistic Levels Standards
Tentative correlation between ballistic levels

RUSSIA

USA

GERMANY

CEN

1

I

L

BR1

2

II - IIIA

I

BR2, BR3

2a

-

II

SG1, SG2

3

-

II

BR4

4

III

III

BR5

5

-

-

BR6

6

IV

IV

BR7

 

 

 

 

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