Modern British Webbing Equipment by: Simon Howlett

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MO-2009-9781847971401-WH2

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This book explores the development of British military webbing equipment, from 1958 to today.

Publishers Description:

Since the end of World War Two and the increasing threat of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical [NBC] warfare during the Cold War, equipment designers have focused on building NBC protection and decontamination into the British soldiers webbing equipment. The capabilities of 1958-pattern webbing were known to be very poor, yet it was not until the exposure of its shortcomings during the Falklands War of 1982 that a suitable nylon-based load-carrying equipment was developed.

Topics:

1958 pattern webbing Experimental webbing concepts Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) Chest Webbing Modular webbing (MOLLE) Osprey & Kestril body armour equipment Small Arms 80 (SA80) development Nuclear Biological & Chemical (NBC) equipment