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Ballistic Standards
Armouring Standards

Common ballistic protection standards & levels
Bullet
specification
test standard
BRV 2009
VPAM
BRV 1999
VPAM
BS EN
1063
BS EN
1522/ 1523
PAS 300 NIJ STANAG
4569
  PROTECTION LEVEL
(VELOCITY M/S)
0.22 LR VR1
(360 m/s)
VR1
(360 m/s)
BR1
(360 m/s)
FB1
(360 m/s)
     
9 mm VR2
(360 m/s)
        IIA
(373 m/s)
 
9 mm VR3
(415 m/s)
VR2
(400 m/s)
BR2
(400 m/s)
FB2
(400 m/s)
BA-A
(400 m/s)
   
0.357 in magnum VR4
(430 m/s)
VR3
(430 m/s)
BR3
(430 m/s)
FB3
(430 m/s)
BA-B
(430 m/s)
II
(436 m/s)
 
0.44 in magnum VR4
(440 m/s)
VR4
(440 m/s)
BR4
(440 m/s)
FB4
(440 m/s)
BA-C
(440 m/s)
IIIA
(436 m/s)
 
0.357 in magnum VR5
(580 m/s)
           
7.62x39 mm PS Ball VR6
(720 m/s)
      BA-F
(720 m/s)
   
5.56x45 mm NATO Ball VR7
(950 m/s)
VR5
(950 m/s)
BR5
(950 m/s)
FB5
(950 m/s)
BA-G
(950 m/s)
  L1
(900 m/s)
7.62x51 mm NATO Ball VR7
(830 m/s)
VR6
(830 m/s)
BR6
(830 m/s)
FB6
(830 m/s)
BA-H
(830 m/s)
III
(847 m/s)
L1
(833 m/s)
5.56x45 mm M193         BA-J
(990 m/s)
  L1
(937 m/s)
7.62x39 mm API BZ VR8
(740 m/s)
      BA-L
(740 m/s)
  L2
(695 m/s)
7.62x51 mm AP VR9
(820 m/s)
VR7
(820 m/s)
BR7
(820 m/s)
FB7
(820 m/s)
BA-M
(820 m/s)
   
7.62x54 mm R B32 API VR10
(860 m/s)
      BA-N
(860 m/s)
  L3
(854 m/s)
7.62x63 mm AP M2           IV
(878 m/s)
 
Military Vehicles Only
7.62x51 mm AP (WC) VR11
(930 m/s)
          L3
(930 m/s)
0.308 in Win Swiss P AP VR12
(810 m/s)
      BA-P
(810 m/s)
   
0.5 in Swiss P Pen VR13
(930 m/s)
           
14.5x114 mm API B32 VR14
(911 m/s)
          L4
(911 m/s)
SHOT PATTERN 1 SHOT PATTERN 2 SHOT PATTERN 3 SHOT PATTERN 4
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Shot Pattern for
  • VPAM
  • PAS 300
  • EN 1063
  • EN 1522/ 1523
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Shot Pattern for
  • VPAM MULTI HIT
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Shot Pattern for
  • NIJ
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Shot Pattern for
  • STANAG