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The Improved Modular Tactical Vest (IMTV) is the newest and most advanced vest in Marine inventories, with better protection and mobility than previous vests and a quick-release. The Improved Scalable Plate Carrier was developed for troops in Afghanistan because of concerns of excessive weight limiting mobility, especially in mountainous terrain.
An IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer equipped with slat armor surrounding its driver's cab. Slat armor (or slat armour in British English), also known as bar armor, cage armor, and standoff armor, is a type of vehicle armor designed to protect against high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) attacks, as used by anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).
The vest has Pouch Attachment Ladder System-type webbing loops stitched to the outside to act as attachment points for compatible pouches and accessories, removing the need to wear a webbing harness or assault vest over the armour (though a "Load Carrying Tactical Vest" was issued with early iterations of the armour). A grab handle on the rear ...
The 70th Tank Battalion at Fort Knox, Kentucky, had pulled World War II memorial M26s off of pedestals and reconditioned them for use, but had to fill out two companies with M4A3 Shermans; the 72nd Tank Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington, and the 73rd Tank Battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia, were fully equipped with M26s; the 89th Medium Tank ...
Ballistic vest Issued between 1985 and 1986, the Zh-85t and Zh-85k provided chest protection against bullets in the front and spinal protection against fragments in the back. [3]: 42 6B5 "Ulej" (Zh-86) Ballistic vest Issued in 1988, it replaced the Zh-85t and Zh-85k vests.
Cold War weapons of the United States (8 C, 45 P) Pages in category "Cold War military equipment of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
During a rainstorm that partially obscured the light of a a nearly full moon, 97 runners pushed off in desolate Death Valley with the launch of a 48-hour annual ultramarathon billed as the world ...
Centurion [40] – main British early Cold War tank. Conqueror [41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3. Chieftain [42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War. Challenger 1 [43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.