STANAG 4569

NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a standardization agreement of NATO which unifies the "protection levels for occupants of logistics and light armored vehicles". The standard includes hazards from projectiles, artillery and booby traps and is divided into various protection levels, so-called "levels". The highest level 6 does not contain a definition of the size of the explosive charge of the mine protection.

However, vehicles of the same class can differ significantly from one another. While some only use the necessary armor for advertising purposes , others also pay attention to class-specific threats that have not yet been taken into account in Stanag. Older vehicles, such as Russian BMP or BTR, are difficult to classify because they are armored very differently. B. frontal 80 mm, frontal fighter hatches and side 10 mm. Combat value increases are not taken into account on example vehicles.

Protection classes

	Kinetic energy	Artillery (HE = High Explosives)	Splinter protection / mine explosion
Level 1	7.62 × 51 mm NATO ball (Ball M80) from 30 meters with 833 m / s 5.56 × 45 mm NATO ball (SS109) from 30 meters with 910 m / s 5.56 × 45 mm NATO ball (M193) 30 meters at 930 m / s	155 mm HE from 100 m Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height: 0-18 °	Hand grenades , unexploded cluster munitions and other small explosive devices ( anti-personnel mines , etc.): Explosion under vehicle
Level 2	7.62 × 39 mm API BZ from 30 meters at 695 m / s	155 mm HE from 80 m Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height: 0–22 °	Explosive tank mines with 6 kg TNT: 2a - Activation by driving over under a single wheel or chain 2b - Mine detonation in the middle under the vehicle
Level 3	7.62 × 51 mm AP (WC core) from 30 meters at 930 m / s Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height 0–30 °	155 mm HE from 60 m Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height: 0–30 °	Explosive tank mines with 8 kg TNT: 3a - Activation by driving over under a single wheel or chain 3b - Mine detonation in the middle under the vehicle
Level 4	14.5 × 114 mm AP / B32 from 200 meters with 911 m / s Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height 0 °	155 mm HE from 30 m	Explosive tank mines with 10 kg TNT: 4a - Activation by driving over under a single wheel or chain 4b - Mine detonation in the middle under the vehicle
Level 5	25 mm APDS-T (M791) or TLB 073 from 500 m with 1258 m / s Angle: front center: ± 30 ° side, height 0 °	155 mm HE from 25 m Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height: 0–90 °
Level 6	30 mm APFSDS or AP from 500 m Angle: front center: ± 30 ° side, height 0 °	155 mm HE from 10 m Angle: side 360 ​​°; Height: 0–90 °

See also

• CRISAT
• Target ballistics
• Bullet-resistant vest (body armor offers a protective effect comparable to that of STANAG 4569 Level 1 and 2)
• Protected vehicle

Individual evidence

1. ↑ CRAIG International Ballistics - NIJ EN STANAG Ballistic Standards
2. ↑ AEP. (No longer available online.) NATO, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ aep. (No longer available online.) NATO, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
4. ↑ AEP. (No longer available online.) NATO, formerly in the original ; accessed in 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.