Scalable plate carrier This sleek and innovative plate rack design offers the operator ultimate scalability and protection based on mission-specific requirements. The Shift 360™ System builds upon the original Shift 360 platform with all-new design refinements for improved fit, form, and function. The Scalable Plate Carrier (SPC) is a plate carrier used by the United States Marine Corps as an alternative to the heavier Modular Tactical Vest (MTV). *Not all options shown in Modern, rugged, ENHANCED. History Plate carriers, as the name implies, are designed to carry armor plates that serve as protection against bullets and blasts. The Scalable Plate Carrier (SPC) is used as an additional ballistic vest, not to replace the Modular Tactical Vest (MTV), but to provide additional warfighting effectiveness by allowing greater maneuverability, agility, and mobility with reduced thermal stress in high elevations, thick vegetation, and tropical environments than that provided by the Outer Tactical Vest/MTV. The SPC offers the . Unlike Zeus's shield, the ATS Aegis plate carrier is a scalable system that allows for application to many different mission sets. Shift 360™ Scalable Plate Rack System. They are design to protect vital organs but also carry essential equipment like a traditional tactical vest. The Tracer Tactical Enhanced - Modular Body Armor Vest, heavily inspired by the venerable Crye Precision LV-MBAV, is a scalable plate carrier that can be used in covert or overt applications. Available with optional ballistic inserts and accessories: Throat, Collar, Shoulders, Biceps, Front Lower Ab and Lower Back Extenders, and Groin Protector. Most plate carriers come equipped with MOLLE attachment points for additional accessories and gear. Features: Plate bags: The E-MBAV's plate bags The Scalable Plate carrier can be adapted from a base light tactical carrier design to a fully kitted tactical carrier. Designed to be lightweight, comfortable, and modular. The Aegis is sized on small, medium, large and XL ESAPI plates, as well as the 10X12 inch plate common to law enforcement. Aegis was the name of Zeus's shield, making it an appropriate name for a plate carrier.