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The 1961 pattern webbing equipment, also referred to as the 63 pattern and 61/64 pattern, was the first load-bearing equipment system of the Republic of South Africa, issued to the South African army. The system was copied by the Rhodesian army as the 69 pattern webbing.
Two black soldiers of the Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) manning a FN MAG General-purpose machine gun (GPMG) aboard a patrol boat on Lake Kariba, December 1976.. The Rhodesian Bush War, also referred to as the Rhodesian Civil War, Zimbabwe Independence War or Zimbabwean War of Liberation, as well as the Second Chimurenga, was a military conflict staged during the Decolonisation of Africa that ...
The Rhodesian Security Forces consisted of a ground force (the Rhodesian Army), the Rhodesian Air Force, the British South Africa Police, and various personnel affiliated to the Rhodesian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Despite the impact of economic and diplomatic sanctions, Rhodesia was able to develop and maintain a potent and professional ...
There are many present and past designs of webbing equipment – load-carrying aids mainly of military application. 0–9 ... Improved load-bearing equipment;
Fireforce webbing was a webbing used by Fireforce of the Rhodesian Army during the Rhodesian Bush War. A battle jerkin and chest rig were known items. A battle jerkin and chest rig were known items. It was made by Fereday & Sons of Salisbury.
1958 pattern web equipment [1] [2] was a modular personal equipment system issued to the British Armed Forces from 1959 [1] up until the mid 90s. It replaced the 1937 pattern web equipment that had served the UK's Armed Forces through the Second World War and the first decade of the Cold War and also the 1944 pattern webbing which was used in ...
The Crocodile armoured personnel carrier or "Croc" is a Rhodesian armoured personnel carrier first introduced in 1977 and based on Japanese commercial heavy-duty trucks' chassis. It remains in use with the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA).
The MAP45 consists of an all-welded body with a cut-down troop compartment built on a modified Mercedes-Benz LA911B 4.5 ton Series truck chassis ('Rodef 45').Adapted from the MAP75 TCV, the open-topped hull or 'capsule' is faceted at the sides, which were designed to deflect small-arms' rounds, and a flat deck reinforced by a v-shaped 'crush box' meant to deflect mine blasts.