Steel breastplate, or Stalnoi Nagrudnik (Russian: Стальной нагрудник) is a type of body armor similar to a cuirass developed by the Red Army in World War II. The native Cyrillic abbreviation for the vest was "СН", the Cyrillic letters Es and En .

Nov 26, 2021 · Captured Soviet soldier dressed in SN-42 body armor. Karelia, 1944. Portrait of a young Soviet prisoner of war in a steel breastplate SN-42, made of 2mm steel (.08″) and weighing 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs), captured by Finnish troops during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War.

The most distinctive piece of individual equipment used by soldiers of the assault engineering brigades was the SN-42 (Russian: СН-42) steel breastplate. In December 1943, a procedure was developed for the combat utilization of assault formations.

Nov 29, 2015 · There were several models of body armour in the Red Army, called SN-38, SN-39, SN-40, SN-40A, and SN-42. The number denotes the design year. All were combat tested, but only the SN-42 (“Stalynoi Nagrudnik” is Russian for “steel bib”) was put in production. (The native Cyrillic abbreviation for the vest was СН, the Cyrillic letters Es ...

Mar 4, 2017 · Four models were issued before and during the war, all designated with the abbreviation SN. They were marked by the year of their production: SN-38, 39, 40, 42. The last one was the most successful model, and it was the most distributed one.

The steel breastplate SN-42 is made of 2 mm steel 36SGN, tolerances are 1.8 — 2.2 mm, weight of the bib is 3.3 — 3.5 kg. the protection Area is 0.2 sq. m. was Used in WW2. Was created several models: SN-38, SN-39, SN-40, SN-40A, SN-42, where the number indicates the year of …

Apr 22, 2020 · SN-42 had 2mm steel (3,3 kg) and approximately corresponded to modern 2nd class of bodyarmor. It protected from 9 mm bullets of pistols and MP-40 SMG from 50 m, but there were many happens, that it saved from shorter range and even from point-blank shot.

Dec 22, 2020 · SN-42 weighs only 3,5 kg. Modern American IBA weighs 3.8 kg alone, and must be equipped with two 1.8 kg armour plates to protect the torso. No groin plate in this combination.

Nov 21, 2008 · Over the past 6 months I have been re-searching the SN42 pattern body armour in order to have some reproduced for our unit. I have found looking at original photos that the armour existed in three slightly different versions: Simplified version with no provision for hanging the two plates together.

Nov 6, 2014 · Russian soldier used body armor for his life’s protection. His life was saved and he was captured as a prisoner. Terrain of Syskyjärvi, 1944.07.15.