Schutzklassen - German Police Body Armor (December 2003)
Schutzklassen Technical Guidelines is a standard for Bullet Resistance of German Police Body Armour developed by the Police Command and Staff Academy (PFA). Bullet Resistance Vests | Protection Class
| Calibre and Projectile Type | Bullet Weight | Bullet Velocity
| Trauma | SK L
| 9 mm x 19 FMSJ DM 41SR Ruag
| 8.0 g | 1200±15 ft/s
(365±5 m/s) | 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm) | SK 1
| 9 mm x 19 FMSJ DM 41SR Ruag | 8.0 g | 1345±30 ft/s
(410±10 m/s) | 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm); 1.42-1.73 in (36-44 mm) for Contact Shot | | 9 mm x 19 QD-PEP MEN | 5.9 g
| 1560±30 ft/s
(475±10 m/s)
| 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm); 1.42-1.73 in (36-44 mm) for Contact Shot
| | 9 mm x 19 Action 4 Ruag | 6.1 g | 1510±30 ft/s
(460±10 m/s)
| 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm); 1.42-1.73 in (36-44 mm) for Contact Shot | | SK 2 | .357 Mag BFN Dynamit Nobel
| 7.1 g | 1905±30 ft/s
(580±10 m/s) | 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm) | | SK 3 | 5.56 mm x 45 FMJ + P SS109 FNB
| 4.0 g | 3020±30 ft/s
(920±10 m/s) | 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm) | 7.62 mm x 51 FMJ DM111 MEN
| 9.55 g | 2725±30 ft/s
(830±10 m/s)
| 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm) | SK 4
| 7.62 mm 51 FMJ AP P80 FNB
| 9.75 g | 2690±30 ft/s (820±10 m/s)
| 0.71-0.87 in (18-22 mm) | Bullet Resistant Vests with Stab Protection
| | Protection Class | Energy Level | Maximum Blade Penetration
| Maximum Backface & Penetration | | ST | 25 joules
| 0.79 in (20 mm)
| 1.50-1.65 in (38-42 mm) |
Single Mass System, Plastilina Backing Abbreviations:
AP – Armor Piercing BFN – Brass Flat Nose
FMJ – Full Metal Jacketed FMSJ – Full Metal Steel Jacketed P – Penetrator
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