Small Arms Protective Insert

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Small Arms Protective Insert is a ceramic or composite ballistic plate designed to be worn in body armor to protect the torso from rifle and other small-arms fire.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Small Arms Protective Insert canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. military equipment ⓘ
ballistic plate ⓘ
personal armor component ⓘ
abbreviation SAPI ⓘ
category ballistic protection equipment ⓘ
military body armor ⓘ
compatibleWith plate carriers ⓘ
tactical vests ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor protection against rifle fire ⓘ
protection against small arms fire ⓘ
torso protection ⓘ
use with soft body armor ⓘ
hasVariant ESAPI ⓘ
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert ⓘ
XSAPI ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1990s ⓘ
material boron carbide ⓘ
ceramic ⓘ
composite material ⓘ
polyethylene backing ⓘ
silicon carbide ⓘ
partOf Improved Outer Tactical Vest ⓘ
Interceptor Body Armor ⓘ
Modular Tactical Vest ⓘ
U.S. military body armor systems ⓘ
protects heart ⓘ
lungs ⓘ
vital organs ⓘ
replacedBy Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert ⓘ
requires carrier or vest to be worn ⓘ
shape rectangular with cut corners ⓘ
standardizedBy U.S. Department of Defense ⓘ
testedToStandard NIJ ballistic standards (approximate equivalents) ⓘ
typicalPlacement back plate pocket of body armor ⓘ
front plate pocket of body armor ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States Special Operations Forces ⓘ
userGroup Marines ⓘ
law enforcement tactical units ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
weightClass several pounds per plate ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interceptor Body Armor → hasComponent → Small Arms Protective Insert ⓘ
Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert → replaces → Small Arms Protective Insert ⓘ