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  2. Ratnik (program) - Wikipedia

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    Ratnik protects almost 90% of a soldier's body. The main body armor with plates, designated 6B45 '6Б45', is rated at protection class 6, according to GOST R 50744-95, [13] and weighs 7.5 kg (with the Assault variant weighing up to 15 kg).

  3. List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces

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    Vietnam People's Army Ministry of National Defence Command General Staff Services Air Defence - Air Force Navy Border Guard Coast Guard Ranks and history Vietnamese military ranks and insignia History of Vietnamese military ranks Military history of Vietnam During the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam War (1955–1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989), Sino-Vietnamese War ...

  4. Present arms (command) - Wikipedia

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    At the same time bring the left arm smartly across the body, forearm parallel to the ground, elbow against the body, hand against the base of the pistol grip with the fingers extended and together, and the thumb on top of the forefinger. [1] If armed with a 7.62mm SLR the command is "Present - Arms". This movement is divided up into 2 parts.

  5. Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops - Wikipedia

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    Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.

  6. Small Arms Protective Insert - Wikipedia

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    A call for a next generation plate, to stop even greater velocity threats than the ESAPI plate was issued by the U.S. Army in 2008. [5] The X Threat Small Arms Protective Insert plates are specifically allowed scalar or flexible systems, and asked for better coverage, with less than a pound of additional weight.

  7. Body of Army veteran who died in jail turns up with no ... - AOL

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    An Army veteran's family is still searching for answers more than a year after he mysteriously died in a Pennsylvania jail and his body turned up with no throat, heart and brain, NY1 reports. Rose ...

  8. Modular Scalable Vest - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force The Modular Scalable Vest ( MSV ) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest) , IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier ...

  9. Ballistic plate - Wikipedia

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    A pair of Small Arms Protective Insert plates, circa April 2006. These were issued to US Army units, before being replaced by the ESAPI. A ballistic plate, also known as an armour plate, is a protective armoured plate inserted into a carrier or bulletproof vest, that can be used stand-alone, or in conjunction with other armour.