Osprey Mark 4 body armour (worn by the UK soldier on the right) may be heavy but the weight of the new body armour is well worth it for the additional protection provided to 16 Air Assault Brigade troops who will be deploying to Afghanistan later this fall.It offers troops better-fitting and newly-upgraded armour, protecting them as they work and fight.
Service personnel working outside the main bases in Afghanistan wear Osprey body armour, which is made up of a vest-like outer cover, a soft ballistic filler to stop fragments from bullets and explosions, and a hard protective plate that protects their vital organs.
The latest model has more loops, allowing troops to personalise their armour to suit their role by attaching their own choice of a range of 23 detachable pockets or pouches.
The 23 pouches that come with the Mark 4 Osprey body armour are as follows:
3 x SA80 single magazine
4 x SA80 double magazine
3 x single SA80 magazine with elastic pull-cord
2 x smoke grenade
2 x anti-personnel grenade
sharpshooter magazine
utility
water bottle
light machine gun magazine - 100 round
first aid kit
2 x 9mm pistol magazine
underslung grenade launcher - 8 round
commander's pouch
By: Shelldrake
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I have always been of the UK's kit. If they would only adopt a better rifle...HK 416 or F2000 anyone.
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