Use of Ballistic Door Panels
It is critical that officers understand where the panel is located inside the
door in order to achieve optimal ballistic protection.
The door panels are designed to provide a shield for the officer at the
scene of an altercation. Any protection afforded the officer while
patrolling inside the vehicle is incidental.
The ballistic ceramic faces the outside of the door.
It is imperative
that the officer using the panel as a ballistic shield has the
exterior of the door facing the threat. In other words, the officer
should be positioned behind the interior portion of the door for
ballistic protection.
The above illustration is an outside view of the left front door. The
shaded area represents the area covered by the ballistic door panel.
Removing the Panels
It is important that these panels be removed from the vehicle after the
vehicle has been impacted on the protected door, the door has been
shot, or the vehicle is being removed from active duty. For details on
panel removal, refer to Crown Victoria Shop Manual. After removal,
panels can be shipped to the address below for proper disposition and
recycling of materials:
Ceramic Protection Corporation
3905 32nd Street N.E.
Calgary, AB T1Y 7C1
Canada
When the panels are removed, the
⬙
Ballistic Panel
⬙
label affixed to the
door trim panel must also be removed.
2008 Crown Victoria
(cro)
Supplement
USA
(fus)
Severe duty equipment
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