Cov kws tshawb fawb tau ua pov thawj tias lub tsheb armor siv cov khoom siv hlau ua npuas ncauj tuaj yeem thaiv 0.50 caliber mos txwv thiab armor-piercing projectiles. Txawm hais tias nws qhov hnyav tsawg dua li ib nrab ntawm qhov hnyav ntawm cov tsoos steel armor, nws cov nyhuv tiv thaiv yog tib yam li tsoos steel armor. Qhov kev tshawb pom no txhais tau hais tias cov neeg tsim tsheb yuav tuaj yeem tsim cov tsheb tub rog tsis muaj kev nyab xeeb, lossis txhim kho lub peev xwm tiv thaiv tsheb yam tsis muaj tsheb hnyav.

Composite hlau ua npuas ncauj khoom yog ib yam ntawm cov khoom ua npuas ncauj muaj li ntawm hollow hlau npas. Cov pob hlau no yog ua los ntawm cov hlau tsis muaj hlau lossis hlau titanium thiab tau muab tso rau hauv cov hlau matrix ua los ntawm cov hlau, titanium, txhuas lossis lwm yam hlau alloys. Nyob rau hauv txoj kev tshawb no, cov kws tshawb fawb tau siv cov hlau-steel composite hlau ua npuas ncauj, uas txhais tau hais tias ob qho tib si tus kheej thiab cov matrix yog ua los ntawm cov hlau.

Nyob rau hauv txoj kev tshawb no, cov kws tshawb fawb tau tsim ib lub zog armor uas muaj xws li ib tug ceramic vaj huam sib luag, ib tug puas hlau ua npuas ncauj core, thiab ib tug txhuas nyias rov qab phaj. Cov cuab yeej ntsuas tau siv 0.50 caliber mos txwv thiab armor-piercing projectiles. Qhov kev tso tawm ceev ntawm cov cuab yeej ntsuas ntsuas ntawm 500 meters ib ob mus rau 885 meters ib ob.

Cov ntaub thaiv npog cov hlau ua npuas dej tuaj yeem nqus tau 72-75% ntawm lub zog kinetic ntawm cov mos txwv thiab 68-78% ntawm lub zog kinetic ntawm armor-piercing projectile.

Ntxiv nrog rau qhov hnyav hauv qhov hnyav, cov khoom siv hlau ua npuas kuj tseem siv tau zoo hauv kev tiv thaiv x-rays, gamma rays thiab neutron hluav taws xob, thiab nws cov hluav taws kub thiab hluav taws kub rwb thaiv tsev muaj peev xwm yog ob npaug ntawm cov khoom siv hlau zoo tib yam.