A weapons expert explained what an anti-fragmentation suit is

The most common cause of injury and even death of military personnel in high-intensity armed conflicts is fragments from explosions of grenades, mines and shells. At the same time, not only body armor can protect against such damaging elements.

Gunsmith expert Konstantin Lazarev explained what an anti-fragmentation suit is and how it saves a soldier from injury.

According to the expert, the main material for making such suits is aramid fiber. In simple words, this is a special thread from which a multi-layer fabric is woven that traps damaging elements.

When a fragment gets into this tissue, it gets entangled. She delays him with her threads, and, accordingly, he does not penetrate the body

- Lazarev explained.

The expert spoke about the capabilities of such overalls using the example of the middle-class Cobalt-S product from a domestic manufacturer. According to him, such a suit is capable of protecting against fragments weighing up to 103 grams, fired at a speed of 430 m/s.

In addition, this anti-fragmentation overalls are resistant to thermal effects - protects against fire for 10 seconds.

The weight of this protective equipment is only 5 kg. At the same time, as Lazarev put it, it does not impede the fighter’s mobility.

The suit presented by the expert has the ability to initially attach tourniquets to the arms and legs, which allows them to be tightened as quickly as possible in case of injury, reinforcements on the elbows and knees, as well as 3D mesh areas on the back and chest, providing additional ventilation if added to body armor overalls.

Comments

[Smoked]

Who looked, does it say about the components from which this very fiber is made? Is it produced here in some Zazhopinsk or is it imported from China? Well, just understand the future reasons why the price of the product will change.

[Height76]

By the way, Chinese aramid is very high quality. And it is presented on our market in a wide variety of densities (you can always choose the right one for a specific piece of equipment). But I have never seen domestic aramid on sale (in rolls, in cuts).

[Smoked]

I don’t argue that the Chinese are improving quality. The only problem is that the price is not raised or there are no problems with payment.

[Height76]

Unfortunately, the price is not for narrow-eyed friends, but for our hucksters. Before SVO, a linear meter of aramid with a density of 400 g/m2 cost no more than 2K rubles. Now they are asking about 3K for a square one.

[AlexeyEg]

Has the dollar become cheaper?

[Height76]

The rate is the same as in 2022, but the prices are 3!!! have grown times.

[KCA]

If you're interested, you could see for yourself, aramid is what they call a thread, which is better known in our country as Kevlar, and they make tons of it in Russia

[Height76]

They can make it in tons, but it can’t be obtained either privately or commercially. Those. or in general everything goes to the needs of the SVO or, excuse the frankness, it’s not enough in reports. I hope the first.

[KCA]

Are you kidding me? Type “kevlar sale” and thousands of offers will pop up, both from our manufacturers and imports

[Height76]

From Russian manufacturers, send a link.

[KCA]

easy, ya.ru and "Kevlar manufacturers Russia", if you can't handle this, then my direct links won't help

[Height76]

Well, you had the strength to write this, so maybe you’ll make a little more effort and provide a link here.

[KCA]

Your hands are too tired to type ya.ru, I understand it’s hard to type letters, I didn’t even write yandex.ru, but are you too lazy for that too? Or just a troll under the bridge?

[Height76]

Hahaha, that's what I thought. You can’t find shit, but you’re trying to get away with something rotten.

[KCA]

Are you really a dumbass? The first link: https://gpd-corp.ru/

[Height76]

According to him, such a suit is capable of protecting against fragments weighing up to 103 grams, fired at a speed of 430 m/s.

Why such numbers - 103 grams? Usually they write 100 -+ 10.

and 3D mesh areas on the back and chest to provide additional ventilation when adding body armor to the suit.

Well, without armor, such suits are basically not used.

[pathnuty]

Since when did someone named K. Lazarev become a weapons expert?!! He’s not even a close-to-military blogger, he’s just around the corner, and he’s not the most popular and certainly not authoritative! He advertises all sorts of equipment in his videos, talks a little about interesting weapons, sometimes shoots cardboard with them... But an expert? This is great)))
Everything you need to know about such overalls is in the video (for whom YouTube works) from Orengan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi53Iu1UaU8

[alean245]

Am I the only one confused by the data on the maximum mass and velocity of the fragment: 103 grams and 430 m/s? The impulse of such a fragment is 5.6 times higher than the impulse of a bullet from a 7.62×54 cartridge. Kinetic energy is 2.7 times higher.