SARVIP

The SARVIP system of body armour was a heavy 12.7 resistant line of aircrew ceramic plating, made by Ceradyne, intended to protect against ground fire before the concept of, you know, armoring helicopters existed? SARVIP stood for Survival Armor Recovery Vest, Insert, and Packets, and actually was a three part system consising of the armour and carrier, a loadbearing vest for carrying survival items, and said items of survival.

List of Plates
The SARVIP comes in five flavors. AEP-C7, AEP-C8, AEP-D7, AEP-D8, and AEP-E10.


 * The AEP-C8 SARVIP is rated for multiple hits of 12.7x108mm Russian B-32 API. It is the weakest of the SARVIPs but is still a very formidable, and heavy, plate.
 * The AEP-C9 SARVIP steps it up a notch, and is rated for multiple hits of 14.5x114mm KPV B-32 API. It is much stronger than the AEP-C7 variant, but is also heavier.
 * The AEP-D8 SARVIP is rated for the tungsten-core 12.7x108mm BS-41 API. This is much more potent than B-32 API but doesn't quite have the energy of the 14.5x114mm B-32 API.
 * The AEP-D9 SARVIP is rated for 14.5x114mm BS-41 tungsten-core API. This is seriously protective, but also very weighty.
 * The AEP-E10 SARVIP is rated for hits of 15.2x169mm depleted uranium APFSDS. Extremely protective, but also extremely heavy.