Oct 14, 2009 · The new armor insert, dubbed "XSAPI," is intended to stop armor-piercing rounds more deadly than the ones the current "enhanced small arms protective insert" can defeat, will weigh less than a pound more than today's ESAPI and could have more coverage than the rigid ceramic plates currently fielded to U.S. troops in combat.

Dec 16, 2011 · The Army plans to buy 120,000 sets of the advanced bullet-blocking plates this year. This initial purchase of the plates, known as “XSAPI,” will be stocked in Kuwait and be available if commanders need them, service officials said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

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Apr 25, 2013 · Were the SAPI's enough, was the move to ESAPI with their AP 30cal protection the right move, or would some intermediate spec like the ISAPI or SPEAR plates with their 7.62x39 API protection be ideal? Or does the need for protection justify the XSAPI with it's tungsten core 30cal M993/995 protection but significantly increase thickness and weight?

Feb 4, 2017 · Best I could dig up was an expired ArmsList listing from 2013 selling a supposed XSAPI pair for $1500. Most real, "brand name" SAPIs are, as far as I know, Gov. property. Lots of imitators and plates that are very similar, but getting your hands on actual Mil. issue SAPIs of any kind seems to be difficult. So its not that its a "forbidden topic ...

Aug 18, 2019 · -Commercial 10x12 standalone plates normally thicker than SAPI/ESAPI plates by ~0.2 in -SAPI/ESAPI sized plate carriers may or may not have provisions for soft armor backers inside plate bags -Soft backers or trauma pads may be required for correct fit of SAPI/ESAPI plates in commercial carriers Inspecting Plates For SAPI, MSAP, ESAPI, and ESBI

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Aug 11, 2016 · They typically list independent special threat ratings. For example, steel plates that meet level III NIJ standards may not stop M193 from a 16" barrel at 20 feet, but several manufacturers make level III+ plates that are independently certified to meet special threats such as M193. Same thing goes for UHMWPE level III plates, but with M855.

Aug 1, 2018 · Just as the title says, 7.62x54R 7N13 AP with pointed hardened steel core. Dark purple - ish cannalure and red primer sealant.

Sep 14, 2022 · Just because a few Chinese plates have had favorable results in a test that he's done doesn't mean they're good. Those Chinese plates were made with highly sketchy QC. He may have gotten plates that weren't hot sintered right before ouzo-o'clock on the eve of the New Year. That's part of why NIJ certified armor is really the only one worth ...