CZ Yearbook 2019 /eng

92 | | 93 CZ 4M TACTICAL EQUIPMENT The top level of safety, effectiveness and comfort One of the companies in the CZ Group international holding is 4M Systems a.s., whose experts develop and manufacture a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge tactical equipment for members of armed and security forces. 4M Systems was founded in 2015 with the aim to provide the best possible services and products to professionals from the defence and security forces in the country. The company employs former members from special and armed response units of the Czech Army and Po- lice, specialists with many years of experience in the field of spe- cial purpose fabricmaterials and quality inspectors with interna- tional experience. A key compo- nent of the company’s strategy is intensive collaboration with end users and continuous effort to meet their requirements aris- ing from the ever-changing dai- ly experience of the specialized work they do. The resulting products bear the name CZ 4M and are offered as an integral part of Česká zbrojov- ka’s wide portfolio for the armed forces. Thanks to their exception- al quality, they are becoming more and more popular with manyhappy customers and fans. The 4MSystems portfolio is truly comprehensive and offersmany products, fromclothing to back- packs and ballistic protection. Moreover, it is constantly updat- ed and improved according to current demand. The following description of their latest prod- ucts is just a small sample of their wide range of offerings. CZ 4M SPIRIT ballistic t-shirts One of the most remarkable of CZ 4M’s products is the line of ballistic t-shirts. They are a per- fect example of how common solutions can be combined with a unique know-how, thus improving the end product for the user. The aim was to develop and pro- duce aballistic t-shirt designed to be as inconspicuous as possible that would also have the highest possible level of protection at NIJ STD Level IIA or IIIA, with user parameters surpassing all other rival products on themarket. The ideal ballistic material was designed by experts from the German company TEIJIN. The system for the insertion of a bal- listic insert is protected by two unique patents. The company also collaborated with the best expertswhenchoosingmaterial for the t-shirt itself. The solution came from the Czech compa- ny MOIRA. The first layer of the material quickly drawsmoisture away from the body while the second layer can retain a high amount of moisture for a long time. Testing has proven that the material performs well for more than 12 hours of physical activity as well as during hot summer months. The result of this extremely chal- lenging two-year development is an original line of CZ 4M SPIRIT ballistic protection t-shirts which constitute the absolute best in the category. There are three types available (Flexi, Open, Com- fort), each of themoffering slight- ly different parameters for differ- ing occasions and the t-shirts can be purchased in three colours – black, white and FDE. Their ad- vantage lies in the compatibility of the ballistic insert across all the three types of shirt. This allows the user a choice of various t-shirts for various tasks while needing just the one ballistic insert. There is, of course, an option to have a ballis- tic insert with an anti-stab layer conforming to the HOSDB KR1/ SP1 level of protection. Each t-shirt is also supplied with a MOIRA Ultralight undershirt to ensure the correct performance of the MOIRA Diagonmaterial. CZ 4MSTRIKER 2.0 plate carrier In 2018, 4M Systems a.s. man- aged to fulfil a prestigious con- tract for URNA, the rapid reac- tion unit of the Czech Police, for the development and supply of plate carriers. This light version of a “ballistic vest” is used for ki- netic and airborne operations, the URNA also uses it for plain- clothes operations against par- ticularly dangerous perpetrators. The company had been tasked withdevelopinganewgeneration plate carrier that would reflect the latest requirements for com- fort of wear, with a high level of protection and at the same time allowing maximum mobility and weapon use. The CZ 4M STRIK- ER 2.0 carrier has been designed with the help of most advanced technologies and materials. In its development, 4M Systems ap- plied their latest patents for fas- tening and sizing systems. The carrier is equipped with an inner ventilation system, CP2 ® fastening systemand a new size adjustment system at the back. The Honeywell Centurion basic fabric is an extremely durable and lightweight composite of fibre and flexible polyethylene layers. Together with the metal components being replaced by carbon composites, the weight of the carrier has decreased to below 900 g. The CZ 4M STRIKER 2.0 carriers were supplied to the Czech po- lice anti-terrorist unit in the middle of 2018 and are used during everyday training and operations. CZ 4M MERINO 165 ® performance clothing One element that can sig- nificantly influence the perfor- mance of a human body is the element of comfort. Along with mental distress, it can decide and often does, what results will one achieve at a shooting range, during training or in combat. High-quality equipment is therefore extremely important, including clothing layers. Re- search has shown that individ- uals with the right combina- tion of clothing achieved 30% better results in shooting than those who had to cope with cold, sweat and such seemingly insignificant details as unpleas- ant scratchy clothes. Particu- larly in adverse conditions, it is worth it to choose clothing carefully and combine the indi- vidual items accordingly. 4M Systems took all that into account when developing their new product line, the CZ 4M MERINO 165 ®. This performance clothing has been designed for those who favour natural ma- terials or for special force units on operations with an increased risk of ignition (the target group is thereforemembers of anti-riot or armed response units as well as military personnel who take part in operations with the risk of IED deployment). The merino wool natural fibre with antibac- terial properties can withstand temperatures of up to 570°C and its weave has been im- proved with technology similar to that used for synthetic f ibre. Thanks to this, CZ 4M MERINO 165 ® prod- ucts are not only more durable thanothermerinoproducts, but the transfer of moisture away from the body to the outer layer where it can evaporate better has also been considerably im- proved. It has thus been possi- ble to improve the well-known weakness of woollen materials that ordinarily retainmoisture.