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This is from the Clothe the Soldier website. The actual vest is called the Fragmentation Protection Vest(FPV). The required insert is called the Bullet Resistant Plates(BRP). If the following information doesn't answer all your needs just check out the website which you can find from dnd.ca. The following information is from the User Guide for the FPV.
1.2.1. Ballistic Protection. The primary mission of the Gen III FPV is to provide soldiers with protection from ballistic fragmentation threats under combat conditions. Ballistic fragmentation threats include fragments from bombs, shells and grenades that cause in the order of 80% of all casualties on the battlefield. With the up-armour option of the BRP, the Gen III FPV will stop 5.56 mm armour-piercing rounds at point blank range and 7.62 mm armour-piercing rounds at 250 m.
1.2.2. Camouflage Features Based on operational requirements, the FPV outer shell material has been procured in the Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT) Temperate Woodland or Arid Regions to address battlefield signature management of the individual soldier.
Personal ballistic protection clearly reduces casualties. Failure to use it increases the risk of wounding (and the severity of wounding) to soldiers.
1.3. WARNING. Your FPV and BRP are state-of-the-art SAFETY products designed for the modern battlefield. They have been designed to provide fragmentation and ballistic protection to specific vital body organs. A correctly sized, fitted and adjusted vest is ESSENTIAL for the protection of these organs. NO ARMOUR PROTECTS FROM ALL BALLISTIC THREATS. Nevertheless, the advantages of wearing your FPV far outweigh any limitations. Due to the nature of the materials comprising your FPV and BRP they are subject to the following limitations:
1.3.1 The FPV alone is not designed to protect against rifle bullets, sharp edged or pointed weapons;
1.3.2 Protection from bullets and specific direct fire threats when worn with the BRPs;
1.3.3 Seek medical attention if you are shot while wearing your FPV - even if the bullet does not penetrate. Although body armour protects against blunt trauma from non-penetrating bullets, internal injuries requiring medical attention may still result; and
1.3.4 Replace your FPV and BRP immediately if a bullet has impacted or damaged it in any way. Ensure that you maintain a record of events and submit official documentation concerning the incident.
Your FPV will provide effective fragmentation protection against bombs, shell and grenade fragments for your neck, shoulders, chest, upper abdomen, and back.
1.2.1. Ballistic Protection. The primary mission of the Gen III FPV is to provide soldiers with protection from ballistic fragmentation threats under combat conditions. Ballistic fragmentation threats include fragments from bombs, shells and grenades that cause in the order of 80% of all casualties on the battlefield. With the up-armour option of the BRP, the Gen III FPV will stop 5.56 mm armour-piercing rounds at point blank range and 7.62 mm armour-piercing rounds at 250 m.
1.2.2. Camouflage Features Based on operational requirements, the FPV outer shell material has been procured in the Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT) Temperate Woodland or Arid Regions to address battlefield signature management of the individual soldier.
Personal ballistic protection clearly reduces casualties. Failure to use it increases the risk of wounding (and the severity of wounding) to soldiers.
1.3. WARNING. Your FPV and BRP are state-of-the-art SAFETY products designed for the modern battlefield. They have been designed to provide fragmentation and ballistic protection to specific vital body organs. A correctly sized, fitted and adjusted vest is ESSENTIAL for the protection of these organs. NO ARMOUR PROTECTS FROM ALL BALLISTIC THREATS. Nevertheless, the advantages of wearing your FPV far outweigh any limitations. Due to the nature of the materials comprising your FPV and BRP they are subject to the following limitations:
1.3.1 The FPV alone is not designed to protect against rifle bullets, sharp edged or pointed weapons;
1.3.2 Protection from bullets and specific direct fire threats when worn with the BRPs;
1.3.3 Seek medical attention if you are shot while wearing your FPV - even if the bullet does not penetrate. Although body armour protects against blunt trauma from non-penetrating bullets, internal injuries requiring medical attention may still result; and
1.3.4 Replace your FPV and BRP immediately if a bullet has impacted or damaged it in any way. Ensure that you maintain a record of events and submit official documentation concerning the incident.
Your FPV will provide effective fragmentation protection against bombs, shell and grenade fragments for your neck, shoulders, chest, upper abdomen, and back.
