US Marine Infantry combat uniforms and equipment: 2000 - 12
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eward, Kenneth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Osprey 2012
Edition:1. publ. in Great Britain
Series:Elite series 190
Subjects:
Item Description:Includes index
Introduction: Organization ; "Corporate identity" -- Infantry combat equipment design: Research, development, procurement and refinement ; What a Marine carries, and where it comes from -- Combat clothing: Camouflage patterns and equipment colors ; Utility uniforms ; Footwear ; Flame-resistant clothing ; Extended Cold Weather Clothing System ; All-purpose Environmental Clothing System ; Mountain Cold Weather Clothing System ; Combat desert jacket ; Insignia and badges -- Personal protective equipment: Body armor: Interceptor OTV - SAPI plates - attachments and enhancements - Modular tactical vest - Scalable plate carrier - IMTV and PC - PPS ; Helmets: PASGT - LWH - NPP attachment - contingency use of ACH - ECH ; Joint protection ; Eye protection ; Hearing protection ; Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective equipment -- Load-carrying equipment: Integrated Individual Fighting System ; Modular lightweight load-carrying equipment ; MOLLE II and "USMC MOLLE" ; Improved load-bearing equipment ; Family of ILBE ; Other load-carrying equipment -- Bivouac & special-purpose items: Tarpaulin and poncho liner ; 3-season sleep system ; Mechanical breacher's kit ; Cold weather infantry kit ; Assault climber's kit ; Sensors ; Observation and illumination: binoculars - night vision equipment - flashlights ; Communication equipment -- Infantry weapons: Bayonets and fighting knives ; Pistols, rifles, carbines and shotguns ; Sniper and designated marksman rifles ; Squad automatic weapons and machine guns ; Small-arms sights and target illuminators ; Grenades and grenade launchers ; Anti-personnel explosives ; Rocket launchers ; Mortars ; Non-lethal weapons -- Future developments
Physical Description:64 S. zahlr. Ill. (chiefly col.) 25 cm

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