Interceptor body armor user manual

Between 2. Since the OTV was not originally designed for side protection, an extra carrier is attached to hold the side plates NSN Army, Marine Corps, and other users. The ballistic protection plates are a separate item of issue with their own NSNs. The Interceptor system weighs The outer tactical vest OTV weighs 8. The Interceptor body armor's lighter weight provides more mobility than the older flak vest, one of the main objectives of the development program that created the Interceptor vest.

Weight varies by size of plate. OTV NSNs are not in a single range, examples are for x-small and for xxxx-large. All size inserts are interchangeable between front and back pockets of the OTV. To fit properly, the insert should be the same size as the OTV. That is, if you wear a medium vest, order the medium plate.

The exception is if you wear an xx-, xxx- or xxxx-large vest. Complaints about Interceptor Body Armor accumulated. Soldiers found it to be too heavy, too hot and too cumbersome. Addition of the Deltoid and Axillary Protector and the Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert pushed the wearer's arms out too far, to an unnatural position. There are many fine websites that have additional information on this topic, too many to list here and too many to keep up with as they come and go.

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