A vest designed to protect the torso from bullets and shrapnel.

The armor can be made of Kevlar, hard ceramic/polymer scales, or a mix of the two. It may have a plate carrier, to hold removable armor plates or panels.

The vest is sometimes covered in MOLLE/PALS webbing to allow the mounting of [[ammunition pouch]]es or other general purpose [[pouch]]es.

h4. See also

* [[body armor]]
* [[load bearing vest]]
* [[military operator]]
* [[naked bulletproof vest]]
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