This AEP describes the system qualification and acceptance procedure for determining the Protection Level of logistic and light armoured vehicles (LAV) for KE and artillery threats. The threats to be considered are small and medium caliber kinetic energy (KE) ballistic projectiles and fragment simulating penetrators (FSP) representing artillery shell fragments, as defined in STANAG 4569 Annex A (summarised in Annex A of the AEP-55).
This process includes standard techniques and reproducible test procedures for evaluating the ballistic resistance of vehicle armour components (integral, add-on, opaque and transparent) as well as the required vehicle Vulnerable Area assessment.
| Level | KE threat | Artillery threat (FSP 20mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunitions | Vproof* (m/s) | Azimuth | Elev. | Vproof (m/s) | Azimuth | Elev. | *Vproof = Figures are mean values: tolerance of striking velocity for the individual shot is ± 20 m/s. |
| 5 | 25mm x 137 APDS-T, PMB 073 | 1258 | +30° | 0° | 960 | 0 - 360° | 0° – 90° |
| 4 | 14.5mm x 114 API/B32 | 911 | 0 – 360° | 0° | 960 | 0 - 360° | 0° – 90° |
| 3 | 7.62mm x 51 AP (WC core) | 930 | 0 – 360° | 0° – 30° | - | 0 - 360° | 0° – 30° |
| 7.62mm x 54R B32 API | 854 | ||||||
| 2 | 7.62mm x 39 API BZ | 695 | 0 – 360° | 0° – 30° | - | 0 - 360° | 0° – 22° |
| 1 | 7.62mm x 51 NATO ball | 833 | 0 – 360° | 0° – 30° | - | 0 - 360° | 0° – 18° |
| 5.56mm x 45 NATO SS109 | 900 | ||||||
| 5.56mm x 45 M193 | 937 | ||||||