EM35 Modern British Webbing Equipment
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1958 pattern webbing
A01=Simon Howlett
Author_Simon Howlett
body armour equipment
Category=WCK
Chest webbing Modular webbing [MOLLE]
Cold War
development
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Kestrel
Military history: post WW2 conflicts
NBC
Nuclear Biological and Chemical [NBC] equipment
Osprey
Person Load Carrying Equipment [PLCE]
Small Arms 80 [SA80]
Product details
- ISBN 9781847971401
- Weight: 205g
- Dimensions: 190 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2009
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 soldier's 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.
Simon Howlett has been researching and collecting British infantry equipment on a non-commercial basis for over 20 years, with particular interest in British webbing equipment starting with 1958-pattern right up to modern-day modular concepts. Resident - Hampshire
