Ceradyne

Ceradyne is a ceramics company that manufactures high resilience ceramic materials for defence, machining, and most notably: armour.

Armour Catalogue
Ceradyne manufactures a wide range of armor, but most of it is behind the spookwall. It almost always punches above the weight in it's time and today.

Public:
Public armor plates made by Ceradyne

NIJ IV:

 * MaxPro™ Personal Body Armor DBA-IV
 * Very mediocre false flag NIJ IV. Intended to divert suspicion that Ceradyne might be a hyper-competent body armor maker.
 * Single size, single cut. Shooter's cut triple curve 10x12".

NIJ IV+:

 * ESAPI(Rev A and above)
 * Strong ICW IV plate. First models would withstand only one hit, but Rev A-E would stand one and a second at 60% chance. Later, this became two. Rev G made this three.
 * Comes in five sizes, one cut, SAPI.
 * Extra Small - 1.70 kg (3.75 lb) | 184 x 292 mm (7¼ x 11½ in)
 * Small - 2.08 kg (4.60 lb) | 222 x 298 mm (8¾ x 11¾ in)
 * Medium - 2.50 kg (5.50 lb) | 241 x 318 mm (9½ x 12½ in)
 * Large - 2.85 kg (6.30 lb) | 260 x 337 mm (10⅛ x 13¼ in)
 * Extra Large - 3.25 kg (7.20 lb) | 280 x 356 mm (11 x 14 in)

NIJ V:

 * XSAPI (S239A3)
 * Robust plate rated to defeat 7.62x51mm M993 three times.
 * Sized like the above.
 * ECSAPI
 * USMC plate from 2013. Essentially the USMC XSAPI.
 * Likely same as the XSAPI.

NIJ VI:

 * 96034
 * Very strong boutique plate used by Delta Force rated to defeat 7.62x51mm Swiss P AP. Superbly lightweight for the protection it offers.

AA1 Series
Advanced Armor series of armor plates. Cutting edge for their time and range from still decent to impressive today.


 * AA3
 * III/IV ICW plate
 * Probably same sizing.
 * AA4
 * Spooky plate protective to Swiss P AP 7.62x51mm, one hit, or BZ API 7.62AK, 12 hits.
 * Comes in
 * AA4+
 * Slightly lighter version at 4.68lbs.
 * AA4P
 * Lightweight NIJ IV at 3.3lbs, quite thin too.

.50 BMG protective:

 * "North Ireland" 80571
 * 1980s armor plate issued to the British Police to protect against a marksman armed with a M82 in Armagh. Defeats M33 FMJ at 50-100m range.
 * Two cuts, weighed about 12lbs.
 * Front Cut: Osprey esque.
 * Back Cut: Standard square.

.50 BMG AP protective or+:

 * 2572575
 * Reinforced version of the 96034 able to withstand some 12.7x99mm AP threats. Not bad weight for the level of protection.
 * XSAPI+
 * Reinforced XSAPI good for multiple impacts of .50 BMG AP, similar to above. Unfortunately, it is not confirmed. Supposedly, it is in use with JSOC as of Sept 2020. However, all information is hearsay only. This will be updated as events unfold.
 * Presumably the same sizing as a standard XSAPI.

Private
Plates that Ceradyne has kept away from the public eye. Generally only available to top notch customers of the glowing variety.

X Threat/VPAM 11
Spezial


 * Special plate from Ceradyne with layered strike faces. 1990s era, issued to German special forces. Rated for M993 and has an inch-thick kevlar backer. Kinda heavy.

Airborne


 * Special plate similar to Spezial, but newer and much lighter. Rated for M993 all the same.

Unknown Level
AA Series

Advanced Armor series of plates. The top dog, period.


 * AA5
 * Plate that is logically existent, but unproven. For now. Likely one of, if not the, best plates in existence.
 * Likely follows the same sizing as the AA4.