6B2 (Russian: 6Б2) is a Soviet ballistic vest. It is the first serial mass issued body armor of the Soviet Armed Forces, designed on the eve of Soviet-Afghan war. It was introduced into service in 1981. Use of this vest decreased losses of Soviet troops and it became the basis for the further development of domestic personal protective equipment.

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. It consisted of two pressed steel plates that protected the front torso and groin.

Still used during the Soviet-Afghan war. [1] Main service helmet. Issued in 1988, it replaced the Zh-85t and Zh-85k vests. The Zh-86 covers a larger body area, and its construction uses titanium alloy, ceramics, and special steel. [3]: 42.

Aug 25, 2023 · The Ministry of Internal Affairs (police) has been receiving ZhZT-71 body armor sets throughout the 1970s. And even though these aren't related to 6B2, even with visual resemblance, some technologies developed used to make ZhZT-71 were essential for 6B2.

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Feb 26, 2025 · The real modernization Body armor developed rapidly after the end of World War II, and 6B2 was the first modernized body armor in the Soviet Union. As a powerful country in the army, the Soviet Union has invested a lot of energy in the research and development of land warfare weapons.

Feb 28, 2023 · The famous 6B2 was the most common and popular body armor used by the Soviet forces in Afghanistan. It was widely issued across all units of the 40th Army. And it was a good armor for the time, not to mention that there weren't too many options to choose from.