We’ve written about training plates in the past from a couple of manufacturers. They offer a great alternative to using real ballistic plates during training iterations that may result in damage to the plate. Now, Warrior Trail Consulting, LLC has introduced their version of training plates, training side plates and soft armor. That’s right, training ballistic insert panels which could come in VERY handy for MAROPS training or any other training that might result in damaged soft armor.
The soft armor inserts are IOTV shape and made from woven PVC fiber. They replicate the size and weight of armor panels. They are available in sizes X-small – X-large.
The plates are available in both E-SAPI in sizes Small – Large. The SAPI versions come in X-small and Medium and the ESBI side plates are one size.
These products are VERY cost effective when considering the cost of the loss of even one plate in training. But remember, these offer NO ballistic protection and are for training (non-ballistic event) only.
Warrior Trail if you’re monitoring this channel, do these for BALCS too.
Agreed. There’s a lot of units using BALCS that would buy these quite happily.
It’s in the works, thank you though.