- NIJ III++, designed to stop the "infamous" 5.45×39mm 7N10 and 5.56x45mm SS109
- In Conjunction With NIJ IIIA
- SAPI cut, dimensions 25 x 30 cm / 10" x 12", thickness 2.2 cm / 0.87"
- Multicurved: contours comfortably to the body
- Weight: 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs
- Sold individually
NIJ III++ ICW level protection
This armor plate requires NIJ IIIA armor backing to reach the specified level of protection! For example a SAPI cut NIJ IIIA insert. The plate has no specified protection level when worn alone.
The NIJ 101.06 standard level III is tested with six hits from a 7.62 NATO rifle. In short, it offers protection from common non-AP rifle rounds.
The suffix ++ is used by many manufacturers to market plates that offer more protection than just the standard it exceeds. In this case, the plates are tested to take multiple hits from the SS109 cartridge as well as the Russian 7N10.
If you are unfamiliar with the NIJ rating system check out this chart for further reference.
| Caliber | NIJ IIA | NIJ II | NIJ IIIA | NIJ III | NIJ IV |
|---|
| .22 LR LRN | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
| .380 ACP FMJ RN | OK | OK | OK | OK | OK |
| 9x19 mm FMJ RN | OK (341 m/s) | OK (367 m/s) | OK (436 m/s) | OK | OK |
| .357 Mag JSP | FAIL | OK | OK | OK | OK |
| .44 Mag SJHP | FAIL | FAIL | OK | OK | OK |
| 7.62 NATO FMJ | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | OK | OK |
| .30-06 AP | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | OK |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose |
| FMJ | Full Metal Jacket |
| RN | Round Nose |
| JSP | Jacketed Soft Point |
| SJHP | Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point |
| AP | Armour-Piercing |
