The Tacticum Plate Carrier is a very modular and quickly configurable plate carrier design based on the Finnish military issue M13 model.
Carrier only, armor plates and soft armor panels sold separately.
- Front, back and shoulders covered in PALS webbing.
- Compartments for 25 x 30 cm / 10" x 12" ballistic plates.
- Ventilated cummerbund with pockets for 15 x 15 cm / 6" x 6" ballistic plates.
- Height adjustment in the shoulders.
- Lots of elastic loops for securing hydration tubes, antennae etc.
- A flat little admin pouch inside the chest and upper back.
- Drag handle.
- Lots of loop for attaching patches etc.
- Cushioned shoulders and body side.
- Weight with IIIA level soft ballistic inserts 2,5 kg / 5.5 lbs, 1,74 kg / 3.8 lbs without.
Components
- Front and back panels.
- Two zipper and hook-and-loop attachable PALS-panels for front and back.
- Cummerbund.
- Detachable shoulder pads.
- A pair of flat cushion panels and four bigger ones.
Made by Sioen Ballistics
The Tacticum series of body armor was originally developed and produced by Verseidag Ballistic Protection (one of Finland's leading producers of ballistic equipment and a huge supplier of the Finnish defense forces). In 2017 Belgium based Sioen purchased Verseidag, the gear is still the same only under another name.