Understand Your Tactical Ballistic Vest Better through These Terms
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The following are some terms related to Tactical Ballistic Vest. It also includes some basic and additional information that will help you understand your tactical ballistic vest for proper wear, use, handling and care.
1. Bullet-Resistant Vests – This is the more appropriate term to be used for bulletproof vests such as your tactical ballistic vest. The body armor is actually 100% bullet proof. Body armors may be able to defy most ballistic threats but there is always the chance of a bullet penetration.
2. Blunt Trauma – Blunt Trauma is another term used for Back face Signature (BFS) or Deformation. This refers to the greatest extent of indentation on the backing material that is caused by a bullet on the body armor. It also refers to the non penetrating injury that the wearer may suffer from the impact or force of the bullet such as bruises, damages in internal organs and fractured bones.
3. Trauma Plates – Trauma Plates are sometimes called inserts. These are devices added to your tactical ballistic vest over a specific area (most often the mass center of the torso) to increase protection of the wearer from blunt trauma injuries. These can be made from hard materials such as metals that is wrapped in rubber or ballistic fabric. Sometimes they can be removable from the armor carrier. Some trauma plates are built by the manufacturers on the trauma plates itself.
4. Body Armor Panel – The Body Armor Panel refers to the part of the tactical ballistic vest that is composed of the external carrier and the internal ballistic components such as the front and back panels.
5. Ballistic Panels – This refers to the protective component of the tactical ballistic vest that is made of fibers that have great ballistic resistant properties. It is usually enclosed in a non removable cover.
1. Bullet-Resistant Vests – This is the more appropriate term to be used for bulletproof vests such as your tactical ballistic vest. The body armor is actually 100% bullet proof. Body armors may be able to defy most ballistic threats but there is always the chance of a bullet penetration.
2. Blunt Trauma – Blunt Trauma is another term used for Back face Signature (BFS) or Deformation. This refers to the greatest extent of indentation on the backing material that is caused by a bullet on the body armor. It also refers to the non penetrating injury that the wearer may suffer from the impact or force of the bullet such as bruises, damages in internal organs and fractured bones.
3. Trauma Plates – Trauma Plates are sometimes called inserts. These are devices added to your tactical ballistic vest over a specific area (most often the mass center of the torso) to increase protection of the wearer from blunt trauma injuries. These can be made from hard materials such as metals that is wrapped in rubber or ballistic fabric. Sometimes they can be removable from the armor carrier. Some trauma plates are built by the manufacturers on the trauma plates itself.
4. Body Armor Panel – The Body Armor Panel refers to the part of the tactical ballistic vest that is composed of the external carrier and the internal ballistic components such as the front and back panels.
5. Ballistic Panels – This refers to the protective component of the tactical ballistic vest that is made of fibers that have great ballistic resistant properties. It is usually enclosed in a non removable cover.