6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor

	6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor
	General data Type Armor vest Slot Body armor Weight 20 kg Grid size 4x4 Sold by Prapor LL4 Properties Material Combined materials Armor class 6 Armor zones Thorax, arms, and stomach Durability 85 Penalties -42% movement speed -21% turn speed -27 Ergonomics

6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor (6B43 6A) is an armor vest in Escape from Tarkov.

Description

The 6B43 bulletproof vest of 6A protection class (roughly equivalent to class IIIA) is designed for protection from light weapons bullets - including BP and PP - fragments of grenades, mines, and melee weapons, as well as reducing the risk of after-penetration effects during combat situations.

Quests

• 2 need to be found for the quest Sew it good - Part 3

Quest Rewards

• 1 can be obtained by completing the quest The Punisher - Part 1

Trading

x1 Phased array element	→	Mechanic LL3	→	6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor
x10 Dogtag ≥ Lvl 30, BEAR + x10 Dogtag ≥ Lvl 30, USEC	→	Ragman LL4	→	6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor
x4 6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor (damaged)	→	Ragman LL4	→	6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor
x1 "Fierce Hatchling" moonshine + x5 Bottle of vodka Tarkovskaya	→	Ragman LL4	→	6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor

Trivia

• Occasionally mistakenly referred to as "Fort" or "Defender" by players due to the armor being named "Fort Defender" in the alpha builds
• The GOST-R 50744-95 6A protection class is rated to stop 7.62×54mmR AP rounds fired from a Dragunov sniper rifle, surpassing even NIJ level IV, which is rated to stop a single .30-06 M2 AP round. The in-game description erroneously says that the Russian class 6A is the equivalent of NIJ level IIIA; however, 6A is far more protective than that. It should be noted that the armor does contain armor plates, as can be seen if one looks closely at the front, where the outline shows.
  • Indeed, the armor is intended to sustain three armor piercing tungsten projectiles, as well as incendiary projectiles (bullet code 7-BZ-3) fired from a Dragunov at 5.10m.
  • GOST-R standards for personal armor are very strict, compared to relatively lax NIJ standards. NIJ standards allow for up to 44mm of backface deformation (BFD), which can lead to internal injury. By contrast, GOST-R has a much lower tolerance for BFD. GOST-R 6A armor can withstand the aforementioned 7.62×54mmR AP rounds with only 16mm of BFD.
  • Comparatively, GOST-R 2 requires armor piercing handguns that have been known to defeat Level IIIA protection to be defeated at 5.10m, such as the 7.62x25mm Tokarev and the 5.45x18mm PSM. GOST-R 2A can withstand a 12 gauge shotgun slug; again, with minimal inconvenience to the wearer.

References

Armor vests Class 1 None Class 2 Module-3M bodyarmor · PACA Soft Armor · 6B2 armor (flora) Class 3 MF-UNTAR armor vest · Zhuk-3 Press armor · 6B23-1 armor (digital flora pattern) · BNTI Kirasa-N armor Class 4 Highcom Trooper TFO armor (multicam) · 6B13 assault armor · 6B23-2 armor (mountain flora pattern) Class 5 BNTI Korund-VM armor · FORT Redut-M body armor · 6B13 M assault armor (tan) · IOTV Gen4 armor (high mobility kit) · BNTI Gzhel-K armor · FORT Defender-2 body armor · IOTV Gen4 armor (assault kit) · IOTV Gen4 armor (full protection) · FORT Redut-T5 body armor Class 6 LBT 6094A Slick Plate Carrier · Zhuk-6a heavy armor · 6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A Armor · 5.11 Hexgrid plate carrier