STANAG 4569#Level 6
{{Short description|NATO standard for vehicle protection}}
NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the "Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles".{{Cite web |title=STANAG Ballistic Standards |url=http://www.ballistics.com.au/technical/ballisticandstabstandards.php#stanag |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418131847/http://www.ballistics.com.au/technical/ballisticandstabstandards.php#stanag |archive-date=18 April 2003 |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=CRAIG International Ballistics}}
The standard covers strikes from kinetic energy, artillery and IED blasts.
STANAG 4569 Protection Levels<ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=https://www.unops.org/ApplyBO/File.aspx/4569eed02.pdf?AttachmentID=52d5a7b6-37ad-49bc-b18c-c468ea81787a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717164402/https://www.unops.org/ApplyBO/File.aspx/4569eed02.pdf?AttachmentID=52d5a7b6-37ad-49bc-b18c-c468ea81787a |archive-date=2015-07-17 |access-date=2015-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armor specs STANAG 4569 – BMI® {{!}} Beyond Mission & Impossible |url=https://bmi.army/about/home/armor-specs/armor-specs-stanag-4569/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=STANAG 4569: Protection Levels for Armored Vehicles |url=https://militaryvehiclesdata.com/military-dictionary/military-standards/stanag-4569/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=militaryvehiclesdata.com |language=en}}</ref>
Level 1
=Kinetic Energy=
7.62×51mm NATO Ball (Ball M80) at 30 meters with velocity 833 ± 20 m/s
5.56×45mm NATO Ball (SS109) at 30 meters with a velocity of 900 ± 20 m/s
5.56×45mm NATO Ball (M193) at 30 meters with a velocity of 937 ± 20m/s
Protection against all three threats must be provided.
=Grenade and Mine Blast=
Hand grenades, unexploded artillery fragmenting submunitions, and other small anti personnel explosive devices detonated under the vehicle.
=Artillery=
155 mm High Explosive at 100 m
Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–18°
Level 2
=Kinetic Energy=
7.62×39mm API BZ at 30 meters with 695 ± 20 m/s
=Grenade and Mine Blast Threat=
6 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine:
2a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location.
2b – Mine Explosion under center.
=Artillery=
155 mm High Explosive at 80 m
Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–22°
Level 3
=Kinetic Energy=
=Grenade and Mine Blast Threat=
8 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine:
3a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location.
3b – Mine Explosion under center.
=Artillery=
155 mm High Explosive at 60 m
Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–30°
Level 4
=Kinetic Energy=
14.5×114mm API / B32 at 200 meters with 911 ± 20 m/s
Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation 0°
=Artillery=
20 mm FSP (simulating 155 mm threat) at 960 ± 20 m/s from a distance of 25 meters.
Angle: azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90°
=Grenade and Mine Blast Threat=
10 kg (explosive mass) Blast AT Mine:
4a – Mine Explosion pressure activated under any wheel or track location.
4b – Mine Explosion under center.
Level 5
=Kinetic Energy=
25 mmx137 APDS-T (M791) or TLB 073 at 500 m with 1258 ± 20 m/s
Angle: Frontal arc to centreline: ± 30° sides included, elevation 0°
=Artillery=
20 mm FSP (simulating 155 mm threat) at 960 ± 20 m/s from a distance of 25 meters.
Angle: azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90°
Level 6
=Kinetic Energy=
30 mm APFSDS or AP at 500 m
Angle: Frontal arc to centreline: ± 30° sides included, elevation 0°
=Artillery=
155 mm High Explosive at 10 m
Angle: Azimuth 360°; elevation: 0–90°
Sources
{{Reflist}}