Description
Side protection for when it counts
Specifically designed to increase coverage on the peripherals of your plate carrier. AR500 Armor® Level III Side Armor Plates offer rifle rated protection on the side of your plate carrier. Compatible with most plate carriers that include cummerbund mounted side plate pouches. Comes standard in the flat base coat configuration, with multi-curve and our proprietary FragLock build-up spall and frag mitigation coat available at a slight additional cost.
Level III is rated to defeat 7.62×51 M80 NATO Ball (.308 Winchester) at a velocity of up to 2,780 feet per second, and Level III+ and III+ Lightweight are rated for 5.56mm M193 ammo at 3,100 fps. Side plates are most applicable when increased armor coverage is desired from an entry or defensive standpoint. Non-squared off shooting positions, traveling in vehicles, and situations where fragmentation is a realistic threat are scenarios where heavily running side body armor makes sense.
Benefits
- Level III rifle rated for 7.62×51 M80 Ball (.308 win) @ 2,780 fps
- Independently tested to NIJ 0101.06
- Level III 6” X 8” Side Plate – 3.5 pounds
- Most independently reviewed and tested body armor in the world
- AR500 Armor® high hard specially treated ballistic steel core construction
- Rigorous quality control standards for consistency and performance
- Rugged and stress fracture resistant
- Minimally invasive forming process on Multi-Curved models preserves armor integrity
- 20-Year maintenance free shelf life
- Unparalleled Multi-Hit and stand-alone performance
- Outlasts Ceramic, and Polyethylene Body Armor
- Made in the United States of America!
