kie Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Yes Grim and I'm very lucky i have a webbing god to hand. Also Ive PM'd you the signature, the wonders of Windows paint. Random Guy: Looks good, very British Army jungle warfare. Only bit of advice only if your are aiming for a British squad look... would be to ditch the US army webbing belt (shiny things are not good ) and just use the ties inside the pants and tailor the Boonie by cutting back the brim. but thats down to personal preference really. Hear is an example from when i threw my SAS in Sierra Leone Loadout together. k Link to post Share on other sites
Ubar Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 G3 magazines fit fine in normal PLCE ammunition pouches Link to post Share on other sites
Kingmob3 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 what Ubar said, either make/buy magpuls or put some solid cell foam in the bottom so they stick out enough to grab. KM Link to post Share on other sites
random guy Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 kie: thanks for the advice i will ditch the belt. yes g3 mags do fit in normal plce pouches Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 My latest editions to my Osprey. Full and Half Neck guards. I have the full and half deltoid protectors en route. so will post pics as soon as they arrive. Not been on tour yest so if any of you guy who have or know let me know if these have been attached incorrectly, and if any one has any ideas as what i could fill them with in place of the actual liner?? Full guard Half guard Grim Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 What are those (along with the deltoid ones) intended to actually protect against? They don't actually have soft armour inserts I presume? Covering your neck against the sun in the desert makes sense I suppose, but why your shoulders... Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I presumme mostly for the likes of top cover duties for when your head and shoulders are poking out of the top of a snatch lanny so it gives that little added protection. And a top cover set up is something id like to do. Even though i will eventually be pulling said duty while on a tour best bet is to ask one of the lads on here who has been out over to iraq or afghan like darkchild or guardsman as they will have the full knowledge as to the parts and use for them. Grim Link to post Share on other sites
ianhaz Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Grim, I put cardboard in the deltoid/neck guards on my osprey and it seems to do the job but im not sure if they are too rigid or not. I also have no idea if i have the bits attatched correctly. Ill see if i can dig up a picture Edit: Found a picture of how cardboard looks in the osprey bits, although its not a great pic Edited July 31, 2008 by ianhaz Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Cheers Ian. It doesnt look to bad. I might cut up my old roll mat seeing that its quite thin. Grim Edited July 31, 2008 by Grim Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 They are used for protection against frags. Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 They have no armour in, they're not going to stop shrapnel I'm sure. Flame, flash and blast maybe to an extent, but that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I was referring to real ones with soft armor in them. Because from the pictures posted, at the top where there is a darker tan vertical stitching about a half an inch to the right. It appears to be another vertical line which looks like it is where you insert the soft armor. I get this reasoning because while I was in the U.S. Marines, we had a similar setup on our IBA. I also have one sitting here in my room, I also had two Australians as my platoon commanders on my deployments to Iraq, they had similar flaks with collar protectors similar to this. Again, this is just my assumption and is no way 100% accurate because, obviously I don't have the thing sitting in front of me. ...consisting of a vest which covers the torso, upper arm protectors, and collar pieces which are issued in two sizes. Every piece of the system contains a soft armour insert to protect from fragmentation. This is from wikipedia. Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Fair enough, maybe there are issue inserts. It would surprise me knowing brit kit, but it would make more sense if there were. Link to post Share on other sites
morpcat Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Fair enough, maybe there are issue inserts. It would surprise me knowing brit kit, but it would make more sense if there were. Err.. not maybe. There are inserts for them. The shoulder and neck protectors are just soft armour designed primarily to protect to poor bloke doing top cover from all the ###### kicked around by a roadside bomb. As with the plates and the soft armour for the rest of it, it's all held in theatre. Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Indeed... soft inserts as in the old CBAs. I have a few neck protectors that some muppet has slashed open to get the inserts out. Can be easily glued or fixed together again. PM me if anyone wants some very cheap. Anyway, here's one of my DPM shemaghs: It's a proper lightweight shemagh. The pattern can be seen better in this photo: And Canadian DPM Para smock: NZ DPM jungle trousers: Link to post Share on other sites
morpcat Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sell! Pleeease! Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 The shemagh? Not bleedin' likely...! Special presents for special people they are PM me if you want neck protectors though. £5 a set Paypalled and posted in the UK. High and low sets available. Link to post Share on other sites
Fellowz Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 from multicam to DPM and im loving the change. pics aint the best and ive got a few things to get such as gloves and a holster and a molle belt. but other than that its comfy its light its flexible. and cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
morpcat Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Was after the trousers actually Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hard to find... regular Brit jungle trousers are easy to get though. Give Jasper at http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/ a buzz as he has a pallet load of jungle trousers/shirts going very cheap. Used, but good nick. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Troppies are really snug! They look like spandex on me /everyone on Arnies burns their eyes Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 The arm guards arrived today while i was out so took a few preliminary pics And picked this up 2day as well. desert british AFV coverall Going to attach one of the guard sets to my osprey and get some pics tomorrow hopfully. Grim Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Some nice bits of kit and a load-out there from fellowz, the M14 just fits somehow... Got a set of those coveralls in DPM a little while back, says 'Training use only' inside so I presumed it might be one of those random bits of kit you'd only see on one little training base somewhere far away from anywhere. Not a clue what to do with it really, not terribly interested in a tanker load-out and nothing else really comes to mind, what you gonna do with yours grim? Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Not to sure yet the idea was something SF or like the US marines do with the tan flight suit insteead of combats. Although a mate of mine is saying combine it with my osprey for a top cover loadout . Other than that they will get used in the hanger when im at the TA tinkering with the guns or vehicles. Another thing guys how the hell do i mount there arm guard correctly??? none of this would be a problem if id managed to make it onto the last tour Grim Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 (edited) Not to sure yet the idea was something SF or like the US marines do with the tan flight suit insteead of combats. Although a mate of mine is saying combine it with my osprey for a top cover loadout . Other than that they will get used in the hanger when im at the TA tinkering with the guns or vehicles. Another thing guys how the hell do i mount there arm guard correctly??? none of this would be a problem if id managed to make it onto the last tour Grim Take those snaps, and snap them on the osprey so it is like a shoulder pad. Then that velcro strap goes around your bicep. Edited August 1, 2008 by Fatal Link to post Share on other sites
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