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When did you last get issued a stable belt?Agreed,the older cloth type model is shite.It "ropes" over time and was two wide for the loops on the pants.Newer model is narrower and made of a stronger webbing strap sort of material but in the same design
On enlistment, as far as I can remember
Wouldn't have thought it was something which would need to be replaced too
often
Must put in for one when I am back
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
They look a whole world of comfort away from the normal CBA!
Weird that there's no side plates tho
I think the you can get an optional cummerbund that connects to it around the waist area and has side plates built into it as well as more MOLLE attachment points
They look a whole world of comfort away from the normal CBA!
Weird that there's no side plates tho
A whole world away from the retarded setup we have too.
A two layer system that doesn't even have any quick release buckles, so God forbid if you ever ended up with a chest wound a Medic would have to unclip and unzip your Battlevest, then open up two seperate sets of velcro closings and then pull the CBA up over your head to get it off.
I think the you can get an optional cummerbund that connects to it around the waist area and has side plates built into it as well as more MOLLE attachment points
Indeed, although I've seen a few Yanks saying the side plates will usually make you too bulky, especially when it comes to pushing through doors etc.
Whats up with the helmet cover in the pic with the minister?
Actually is that the issue helmet? It's looks like a different one.
Not a general issue helmet.Its one of the "Mowag" helmets that were purchased as an interim measure before the current issue one entered service.That was one of the covers supplied with the helmet AFAIK.In this picture from the easter parade '06 you can make ou the plasic chin cup and the "ring" for the chinstrap closure.A dead giveaway.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
A whole world away from the retarded setup we have too.
A two layer system that doesn't even have any quick release buckles, so God forbid if you ever ended up with a chest wound a Medic would have to unclip and unzip your Battlevest, then open up two seperate sets of velcro closings and then pull the CBA up over your head to get it off.
Retards.
I asked the exact same question on a first aid course not too long ago.The medic instructor informed me that they would just use "tuffcuts" to cut straight through the Kevlar at each shoulder and the cummerbund if you had a chest wound.havent seen them do it,dont particularly want to be in a situation where they do
Perhaps those in the know might enlighten us.Can "Tuffcuts" cut through the soft armour on CBA?
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
I asked the exact same question on a first aid course not too long ago.The medic instructor informed me that they would just use "tuffcuts" to cut straight through the Kevlar at each shoulder and the cummerbund if you had a chest wound.havent seen them do it,dont particularly want to be in a situation where they do
Perhaps those in the know might enlighten us.Can "Tuffcuts" cut through the soft armour on CBA?
Deadly, so just bleed out while you wait for them to work through soft armour with a Tuffcut
The mindset of the folk in procurement will always puzzle me.
A two layer system that doesn't even have any quick release buckles, so God forbid if you ever ended up with a chest wound a Medic would have to unclip and unzip your Battlevest, then open up two seperate sets of velcro closings and then pull the CBA up over your head to get it off.
The yanks introduced a flaker with an emergency quick release feature a few years back but its not liked by its troops because it had a habit of falling apart when it got caught on an object, and now its being replaced with troops in Afghanistan.
The old green flakers we use to use had the front and rear parts velcroed together at the shoulders.
The old green flakers we use to use had the front and rear parts velcroed together at the shoulders
Ah no, they didnt.
The velcro on the shoulders used to hold down the pockets for the shoulder kevlar inserts.The front part of the vest was attached to the back underneath those pockets.
"Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.
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