Re: British Forces Personal Issue Kit Thread
Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 19:17
I don't get it. If the visor is tough and transparent, why not make the chin/jaw piece also transparent to improve overall vision?
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Realistically, I don't think the eye relief on any NV is good enough that you could mount them in front of the visor anyway.raven111 wrote:So what do you do if you need to mount both the protective visor and NODs?
The helmet reminds me of the old Russian sfera helmet tbh ,arfah wrote:From Gov.uk/modThe Armchair Soldier wrote:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod- ... orm-design
C'on, have you not seen the glasses in real life? They come with changeable lenses (yellow does no blocking, of eye contact, but still filters sun light without losing the contours as much as the darker lenses do) and a proper holder, which means that they will last for more than a month (not an issue in gvmnt issue, but hikers who buy their own kit appreciate that).SKB wrote:Hideous, un-British and ridiculous. Especially the sunglasses. Its a proven fact that concealing the eyes (therefore blocking eye-to-eye contact) in a face-to-face tense situation between two opposing sides can often escalate into physical/violent confrontation.
Does this mean that everyone is now well on the way to getting a 'uniform' uniform? No more mismatched DPM and MTP kit?arfah wrote:The GS mk6 standard helmet Is being taken out of service and no longer used after October.
GS mk6A and mark7's still going strong
Ah, right you are. Presumably however all the remaining bits of DPM kit that we see in pictures on occasion will be phased out upon the force wide introduction of the VIRTUS kit? Or is the plan simply to use it until it falls apart - then replace it with the new stuff?arfah wrote:That's a helmet cover, separate item.~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote:Does this mean that everyone is now well on the way to getting a 'uniform' uniform? No more mismatched DPM and MTP kit?arfah wrote:The GS mk6 standard helmet Is being taken out of service and no longer used after October.
GS mk6A and mark7's still going strong
Every soldier should by now have an MTP helmet cover except for those on U.N. Duty who are provided with an additional one in light blue.
From the sounds of things the toothy bits of 16AAB and 3CDO are getting it full-scale new-issue, while everyone else gets it as their old stuff gets too shagged for use and goes off to the disposal people.~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote:Ah, right you are. Presumably however all the remaining bits of DPM kit that we see in pictures on occasion will be phased out upon the force wide introduction of the VIRTUS kit? Or is the plan simply to use it until it falls apart - then replace it with the new stuff?arfah wrote:That's a helmet cover, separate item.~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote:Does this mean that everyone is now well on the way to getting a 'uniform' uniform? No more mismatched DPM and MTP kit?arfah wrote:The GS mk6 standard helmet Is being taken out of service and no longer used after October.
GS mk6A and mark7's still going strong
Every soldier should by now have an MTP helmet cover except for those on U.N. Duty who are provided with an additional one in light blue.
Negative attitude? Initial order for 7000 full kits... it is not rocket science who will get them first (more to follow?)raven111 wrote:From the sounds of things the toothy bits of 16AAB and 3CDO are getting it full-scale new-issue, while everyone else gets it as their old stuff gets too shagged for use and goes off to the disposal people.~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote:Ah, right you are. Presumably however all the remaining bits of DPM kit that we see in pictures on occasion will be phased out upon the force wide introduction of the VIRTUS kit? Or is the plan simply to use it until it falls apart - then replace it with the new stuff?arfah wrote:That's a helmet cover, separate item.~UNiOnJaCk~ wrote:Does this mean that everyone is now well on the way to getting a 'uniform' uniform? No more mismatched DPM and MTP kit?arfah wrote:The GS mk6 standard helmet Is being taken out of service and no longer used after October.
GS mk6A and mark7's still going strong
Every soldier should by now have an MTP helmet cover except for those on U.N. Duty who are provided with an additional one in light blue.
I was basing it on what you posted earlier. And phrased it badly; my implication was that other units would theoretically start introducing it as their Ospreys etc. became no longer fit for service and were sent off for disposal.arfah wrote:What 'things' have you been listening too?raven111 wrote: From the sounds of things the toothy bits of 16AAB and 3CDO are getting it full-scale new-issue, while everyone else gets it as the stuff gets too shagged for use and goes off to the disposal people.
Shagged kit gets replaced not palmed off.