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2. Modular Command Post System - Wikipedia

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   Modular Command Post System (MCPS) tent, Type 3 (green) A M577 command post carrier with a MCPS tent. The Modular Command Post System (MCPS) is a modular tent system for mobile or temporary tactical operations centers, developed in the early-mid 1990s by the United States Army. The tents are designed to be utilised as a free-standing shelter.

3. Shelter-half - Wikipedia

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   Shelter halves are a mainstay of most armies, and are known from the mid 19th century. [2] Often, each soldier carries one shelter-half and half the poles, etc., and they pair off to erect a two-man tent. The size and shape of each half shelter piece may vary from army to army, but are typically rectangular, triangular or lozenge shaped. When ...

4. Quonset hut - Wikipedia

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   Between 150,000 and 170,000 Quonset huts were manufactured during World War II, and the military sold its surplus huts to the public after the war. [6] Many remain standing throughout the United States as outbuildings, businesses, or even homes, and they are often seen at military museums and other places featuring World War II memorabilia.

5. Jamesway hut - Wikipedia

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   A Jamesway hut had wooden ribs and a type of insulated fabric covering then used by the Army Air Corps. Insulated blankets in 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)-wide lengths were made with glass fiber insulation faced with flame-proof muslin and enclosed in plastic-treated cotton that was water-, vermin-, and fire-proof. The hardware (nails, fasteners, and ...

6. Military surplus - Wikipedia

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   The history of army surplus in the United States dates back to the American Civil War. [3] [better source needed] This was the first large American war that required proper military uniforms for many troops. [citation needed] In earlier wars, most troops were basically a militia wearing whatever they had with them. This required mass-produced ...

7. Nissen hut - Wikipedia

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   Nissen huts, Cultybraggan Camp, close to Comrie, in west Perthshire A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron.