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6B4
Single source6B4-01
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| Specification | 6B4 ballistic vest | Type 07 |
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| Type | Ballistic vest[source] | military uniforms[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1985-?[source] | — |
| Used by | Soviet Armed Forces[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet-Afghan war First Nagorno-Karabakh War Second Chechen War[source] | — |
| Designer |
6B4: 12 kg. 6B4-01: 7.6 kg.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
NII Stali[source] |
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| Former operator · Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Russia | Russia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Military user | — | People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the paramilitary Chinese People's Armed Police Force[source] |
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| Introduced | — | Introduced in 2007[source] |
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| Replaces | — | Type 87 service uniforms[source] |
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| Current replacement | — | combat uniforms are slated to be replaced by newer Type 19 uniform with the Xingkong camouflage pattern[source]Future replacementintent notcompletedretirement |
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| Material | — | winter style made of heavy-weighted cotton fabric material and a summer style made of polyester and cotton twill fabric[source]Type07combatuniformseasonaloptions |
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| Components | — | coat , trousers , a soft cap and black leather boots[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 9, cell 3; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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