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Paralight Ammunition is the name of an ammunition project, which is worked out by VBR-Gundevelopment. Paralight Ammunition is a total new projectile technology, which dispose about meany different applications.
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Vision for the future bullet use depending of the different levels of body armor.
Flanders (North-side of Belgium).
In the early nineties a Flemisch technician started a weapon developing program to extend his activities to the defense sector. During that time body armor was in full rise to become a standard outfit. Speculations where made about the future level of standard body armor. One hypothesis was based on the assumption that the second-hand AK 47 Kalashnikov’s will be spread all over the world together with the old soft bullets of the Russian 7.62x39 mm cartridge. The most logical conclusion was that the minimum level of future body armor most be able to stop the soft bullets of the 7.62x39 mm cartridge. This type of body armor is currently known as a Class III body armor.
To penetrate with a handgun a Clas III body armor a special technology was needed. The development of a new cartridge was started in a special power full .45 caliber (11.48 mm).
The first prototype intent for the Paralight Ammunition technology.
NATO and CRISAT.
In the meantime, the NATO-staff was also concerned about the evolutions in future body armor and they started a program of Collaborative Research Into Small Arms Technology. In the contrary to the Flemish research program, which was based on the needs of the future soldier, the NATO CRISAT research was based on the expected body armor of the Warsaw Pact, 1.5 mm titanium and 20 layers of Kevlar.
To bring the Flemish research program to an industrial level, the developments where started to utilize the new technologie in a lighter caliber with the objective of penetrating CRISAT body armor. The technical goal was using the high concentrated energy of a small/long penetrator in the standard 9x19 mm Parabellum caliber. To achieve the maximum velocity for the penetrator, we used a special accelerator. The weight of the assembled projectile was lots lighter then this of the usual 9 mm bullets. The ammunition project with the lightweight projectiles was called Paralight Ammunition.
Patented technology.
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This technology is protected by the Belgian patent BE 1015378 under the name "Licht pantserborende munitie voor persoonlijke verdedigingswapens" (Light armor piercing ammunition for personal defense weapons) from date 01-02-2005 and it is registered on the name of Rik Van Bruaene. Information about the patent can be found on the Belgian Office of Intellectual Property.
The projectile contains a:
- Penetrator (Hardened steel)
- Sabot (accelerator) full metal or filled with plastic.
Typical identities: The projectile still intact during flicht.
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The first generation of Paralight Ammunition.
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The first series of Paralight Ammunition cartridges were made in the caliber 9x19 AP 5.7 .
The same technology is later also used in the .45 Auto caliber.
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Typical impact of the first generation projectiles.
By impact at a CRISAT body armor, only the penetrator drills through bullet proof vest. The accelerator (sabot) stays behind at the body armor. The content of the permanent wound cavity is comparable with this of a small caliber PDW bullet. The use of a thin/long penetrator is chosen because this type of penetrators deliver the maximum drill performance. Big energy at a small surface).
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Life test.
During a life test haze this penetrator from a distance of 10 meters at first penetrated 1.6 mm titanium and 20 layers of Kevlar.
After that haze this penetrator drilled 360 mm (14") deep in calibrated gelatine. The weapon was a standard Browning 9 mm pistol.
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Because the penetrator and accelerator/sabot can separate from each other by impact at a large resistance, this separation can also occur by impact at the large resistance of the skin and ribs by an unprotected opponent.
The separation:
* doubles the possebility to hit vital organs.
* increases the content of the permanent wound cavity.
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The identity to split in two parts and because of that, increasing the stopping power is also worked out in some special projectiels.
Different forms of fragmentation can occur by this type of penetrators..
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This form of controlled 2-part fragmentation is worked out in different calibers and different types of projectiles. Also the newest 7.92 VBR-B caliber disposes about a few fragmenting projectiles.This is the 7.92 C2FC projectile.
This a controlled fragmentation in 2-parts without the presence of small fragments.
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Only the deep drill performance of the thin/long penetrators and the identity of separating to increase the drill performance was considered by a few military experts as an disatvantage for a roll as a military cartridge.
Because of this objection we developed a new type of projectiles which is concidered more suitable for a military roll.
- Limited drill performance.
- Penetration with a bigger subcaliber. (Bigger diameter / smaller drill performance).
- Limited stopping power..
- No separation of the projectile inside the body of the victim. (critic of the Conventie of Geneva)
The second generation of Paralight Ammunition.
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The second generation of Paralight Ammunition projectiles dispose about a bigger penetrator head. This 9AP7 projectile can only separate on the high resistance of a 3 mm thick titanium plate. On unprotected targets the penetrator and the sabot can will not separate.
The penetrator head of this projectile haze a diameter of 8.6 mm. This big penetrator head prevent the separation of the sabot, even when it drills through a 3 mm thick titanium insert plate.
The bigger diameter of the projectile limits the drill performance but increases the content of the permanent wound cavity.
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The content of the permanent wound cavity of this 9AP8.6 projectile is one ot the biggest in his kind..
An increasing amount of NATO-officials is highly concerned about the large amount of Class III body armor, which is currently available on the battlefield. The origin design of the Paralight Ammunition technology was intend to penetrate body armor fare beyond the level of CRISAT!
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Pistol model :
VBR-Millennium .45 (Year 2000)
Cal. 11.46 x 27 mm.
The main cause of the Millennium .45 was to develop a so powerfull possible cartridge for a pistol with a 13 rounds magazine in a special .45 caliber.
There had be taken into account that all dimensions must allow an acceptable practically use of the pistol.
The fear for the class III body armor creates a new market for this type of pistols.
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Our bullet technology can be used to satisfy also the stronger penetration needs of the NATO!.
A large amount of magnum revolvers and pistols are currently available on the market. They are able to penetrate stronger types of body armor with our bullet technology. This for immediate use.
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