british army body armour question

[Prydain]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Gaz

Read your second quote and you'll have answered your own question. It's removable. Handy as it's always there to be used. We don't always tab about with bergens on...

I meant if it is an addition that in most cases would be left in stores why would you choose it? Same as the sholder pads, I doubt anyone would choose to keep them on.

[ReadMenace]

Originally Posted by Prydain

I did not say the pouch will do anything to add weight, I just meant that it is an unneeded pouch that does not need to be advertised because its useless.


I know that, at no point did I state that they where fixed, you assumed I didn't know.

Read your own post dolt.

-REad

[Mouse]

Originally Posted by UK_Hussar

I have yet to see either of those be issued to anywhere out of theatre at the moment. The standard issue body armour is still used in woodland.

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/is...opscr1652.html

That looks really feeble

[SuperTimo]

Woo the ATC rules! what squadron are you im 65!

anyway back on topic ive never seen british troops wearing body armor, maybee they have kevlar in their pokets or sommat?

[Mouse]

LOL im leaving cadets, its shit i was in SQF 1114, in Newcastle lol, i went to RAF Boulmer, and EVERYONE ther was up ther arses, Army Air Corps is way forward

and on topic, The pics you must of seen is when ther just wearing their webbing im gessing.

[SuperTimo]

most likely if you thought ATC was crap why have the ensign as your avatar?

[SNIPERxWOLFxGB]

Originally Posted by Mouse

I know that they have that new body armour to use in desert, kestrel i think its called? anyway, what type of armour do they use in woodland, is it a big arour system thing covering the whole torso, or, is it something different, beacuse when i look at Britsh soldiers in woodland, they are just wearing their webbing.


PS sorry bout the title being mis spelt.

thay say it's crap(Osprey body armour)!!>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey_body_armour

[Harrod200]

Wiki is evil, at least ARRSE is done by serving/retired army types;

http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Osprey_vest

Still wouldn't rely on it too much, but more than wiki.

[Mouse]

Originally Posted by SuperTimo

most likely if you thought ATC was crap why have the ensign as your avatar?

That y i've changed it

[BlackwaterEddie]

Originally Posted by Prydain

I meant if it is an addition that in most cases would be left in stores why would you choose it? Same as the sholder pads, I doubt anyone would choose to keep them on.

Those "shoulder pads" are Deltoid Protectors which youll find a number of American soldiers already wearing on their armour, useful little addition actually.

As for someones remark about fitting webbing over this vest, that isnt what its designed for, it has PALs webbing all over it, allowing you to attach various pouches to it, for instance, i own an FSBE at the moment with pouches with enough to carry 8 M14 magazines on the front, 4 pistol mags on the front, hydration carrier on the back and still have space left for any other pouches id need.