Changes: 6B5-15 Vest

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The 6Б5 Vest is a ballistic vest of Soviet origin.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Overview

The 6Б5 vest is ballistic by having inner slabs/plates made from: Titanium, and Boron Carbide. Then having a TSVM-G inserts that go behind the plates reducing the chance of bullet penetration occurring. These vests came in sizes 1 and 2, 1 being good for 48-54 and 2 for 54-60

Furthermore, the covers are made from Nylon and Cotton

These vests had differing ballistic classes and had 8 different classifications.

6Б5-11 (First iteration of the 6Б5 vest, Came only with ballistic fabric TSVM-G)
6Б5-12 (1.25mm Titanium front and back)
6Б5-14 (Classification does exist, not enough documentation)
6Б5-15 (Most common seen variant, Carbon Boride plates in the front and back)
6Б5-16 (6mm/1.25mm Titanium plates in the front and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the back)
6Б5-17 (Front was a mixture of plates, 4.3mm Iron plates and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the front.)
6Б5-18 (Last Soviet 6Б5 vest developed, 6mm Titanium plates in the front.)
6Б5-19 (This was a classification of the vest after the fall of the Soviet Union, 4.3mm Steel plates and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the front.)

Variants

Solid colored
TTsKO camouflaged
VSR camouflaged
Spetsodezhda camouflaged^[9]^[10]

Gallery

In popular culture

Media	Notes	Date
World in Conflict	The 6B5 vest is featured	2007
Escape from Tarkov	Featured as "6B5-15 Zh -86 "Uley" armored rig"^[15]	2017

References

[1] ttp://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/6b5

[2] ttp://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,197849691,var,USSR-SOVIET-RUSSIAN-ARMY-LEVEL-IIIA-ASSAULT-BULLETPROOF-VEST-6B5-15-TTsKO,language,E.html

[Battlefront-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://community.battlefront.com/topic/92155-russian-helmets-body-armor/

[4] ttps://www.sekaimon.com/s/armor%20vest%20russian/-/all

[5] ttp://russianguns.ru/?p=2872

[6] ttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1277829479

[7] ttps://irkuem.livejournal.com/88001.html

[8] ttps://survincity.com/2013/08/the-russian-army-body-armor/

[9] ttp://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=40f3bcbabe4897e1a3fe51eed47b1e5e&topic=17182.msg220460#msg220460

[10] ttp://iacmc.forumotion.com/t8534-6b5-15-body-armor-vest-from-1992

[11] ttp://russianotsubaki.militaryblog.jp/e282149.html

[12] ttp://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?topic=17182.950

[13] ttp://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?topic=15270.msg166028#msg166028

[14] ttp://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/114/788989.html

[15] ttps://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/6B5-15_Zh_-86_%22Uley%22_armored_rig

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+{{Gearinfo
-{{Custom_Infobox
-|title = 6B5-15 Vest
+|title=6Б5 Vest
+|image=DSC01185.JPG
+|caption=6B5 vest in [http://camouflage.wikia.com/wiki/TTsKO TTsKO] camouflage
+|type=Ballistic vest
+|designation=6Б5
+|origin=[[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|USSR]]
+|produced=1986-1998<ref>http://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/6b5</ref>
+|manufacturer=Research Institute “Stali”<ref>http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,197849691,var,USSR-SOVIET-RUSSIAN-ARMY-LEVEL-IIIA-ASSAULT-BULLETPROOF-VEST-6B5-15-TTsKO,language,E.html</ref>
+|material=Cotton, Nylon, TSVM-G, Titanium, and Carbon Boride
+|evolved_from=[[6B3 Body Armor]]<ref name="Battlefront">http://community.battlefront.com/topic/92155-russian-helmets-body-armor/</ref><br/>
+B4-01<ref name="Battlefront" />
+|evolved_into=''Unknown''
+|users=[[Wikipedia:Russian Armed Forces|Russian Armed Forces]]
+|wars=[[Wikipedia:First Chechen War|First Chechen War]]<ref>https://www.sekaimon.com/s/armor%20vest%20russian/-/all</ref><br/>[[Wikipedia:Second Chechen War|Second Chechen War]]
+}}The '''6Б5 Vest''' is a ballistic vest of Soviet origin.<ref>http://russianguns.ru/?p=2872</ref><ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1277829479</ref><ref>https://irkuem.livejournal.com/88001.html</ref><ref>https://survincity.com/2013/08/the-russian-army-body-armor/</ref>
+==Overview==
-|first = Ballistic vest
+The 6Б5 vest is ballistic by having inner slabs/plates made from: Titanium, and Boron Carbide. Then having a TSVM-G inserts that go behind the plates reducing the chance of bullet penetration occurring. These vests came in sizes 1 and 2, 1 being good for 48-54 and 2 for 54-60
-|second = 6B5-15
-|third = [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|USSR]]
+Furthermore, the covers are made from Nylon and Cotton
-|fourth = 1986-1998<ref>http://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/6b5</ref>
-|fifth = Research Institute “Stali”<ref>http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,197849691,var,USSR-SOVIET-RUSSIAN-ARMY-LEVEL-IIIA-ASSAULT-BULLETPROOF-VEST-6B5-15-TTsKO,language,E.html</ref>
+These vests had differing ballistic classes and had 8 different classifications.
-|sixth = ?
+* 6Б5-11 (First iteration of the 6Б5 vest, Came only with ballistic fabric TSVM-G)
-|seventh = ?
+* 6Б5-12 (1.25mm Titanium front and back)
-|eighth = ?
+* 6Б5-14 (Classification does exist, not enough documentation)
-|ninth = [[Wikipedia:Russian Armed Forces|Russian Armed Forces]]
+* 6Б5-15 (Most common seen variant, Carbon Boride plates in the front and back)
-|tenth = [[Wikipedia:First Chechen War|First Chechen War]]<ref>http://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/6b5</ref>
+* 6Б5-16 (6mm/1.25mm Titanium plates in the front and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the back)
-[[Wikipedia:Second Chechen War|Second Chechen War]]<ref>http://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/6b5</ref>}} The '''6B5-15 Vest''' is a ballistic vest of soviet origin.
+* 6Б5-17 (Front was a mixture of plates, 4.3mm Iron plates and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the front.)
+* 6Б5-18 (Last Soviet 6Б5 vest developed, 6mm Titanium plates in the front.)
+* 6Б5-19 (This was a classification of the vest after the fall of the Soviet Union, 4.3mm Steel plates and 1.25mm Titanium plates in the front.)
+==Variants==
+*Solid colored
+*TTsKO camouflaged
+*VSR camouflaged
+*Spetsodezhda camouflaged<ref>http://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=40f3bcbabe4897e1a3fe51eed47b1e5e&topic=17182.msg220460#msg220460</ref><ref>http://iacmc.forumotion.com/t8534-6b5-15-body-armor-vest-from-1992</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+DSC01186.JPG|Closeup<ref>http://russianotsubaki.militaryblog.jp/e282149.html</ref>
+DSC01187.JPG|Backside view
+DSC01189.JPG|Fabric details
+DSC01191.JPG|Markings "6Б5-15"
+DSC01188.JPG|Manual
+DSC01190.JPG|Another view
+b5voyqc.jpg|Full view of another 6B5-15 vest in [http://camouflage.wikia.com/wiki/TTsKO TTsKO] camouflage<ref>http://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?topic=17182.950</ref>
+SDC10553.jpg|Two 6B5-15 vests (the left one is in [http://camouflage.wikia.com/wiki/TTsKO TTsKO] camo and the right one in [http://camopedia.org/index.php?title=Russia#Russian_Armed_Forces_.28VSR.29_Camouflage_Patterns VSR] camo)<ref>http://www.red-alliance.net/forum/index.php?topic=15270.msg166028#msg166028</ref>
+B5 001.jpg|Solid color 6B5-15 vest
+4791308.jpg|Solid color 6B5-15 vest<ref>http://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/114/788989.html</ref>
+4791312.jpg|Markings "6Б5-15 ПАРТИЯ №5 ИЗДЕЛИЕ № 69 Р-РОСТ" "ОТК 5" "763"
+4791320.jpg|Manual
+4791310.jpg|Stretched
+4791322.jpg|Interior
+</gallery>
+==In popular culture==
+{| style="float: center; width: 700px;" class="article-table"
+!
+Media
+!
+Notes
+!
+Date
+|-
+|''World in Conflict''
+|The 6B5 vest is [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-in-conflict-soviet-assault-review/1900-6207451/ featured]
+|2007
+|-
+|''Escape from Tarkov''
+|Featured as "6B5-15 Zh -86 "Uley" armored rig"<ref>https://escapefromtarkov.gamepedia.com/6B5-15_Zh_-86_%22Uley%22_armored_rig</ref>
+|2017
+|}
+==References==
+<references/>
+[[Category:Ballistic vests]]
+[[Category:Soviet]]
+[[Category:Russian]]
+[[Category:Cold War]]
+[[Category:Modern]]