Body armour
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Depends on the environment you're in. Australia is well sorted for working in hot climates, but less well so for cold environments (given the fact that we barely have any)...Scorpius said:
Most Australian troops wear their own thermal shirts and underwear when they have to operate in cold climates, the issue jumpers etc are pretty ordinary.
In relation to body armour, some heavier types of body armour do have "crotch guards", newer types also provide protection around the neck and sides of the shoulders.
An image of what I am talking about can be seen here on the fellow wearing the Australian Desert Cams:
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Ballistic body armors are usually classified into several levels of protection. They are type I, IIA, II, IIIA, III and IV. Type IIA and II are normally worn by police officiers and capable of resisting 9mm caliber handgun rounds, while III and IV can resist up to NATO 7.62 FMJ and equipped by the military. The higher the level of protection, the heavier it gets. For the specific types of rounds they protect against, see the link below.Scorpius said:
http://www.njlawman.com/Feature Pieces/Body Armor.htm
In Canada, frontline soldiers are issued with a fragmentation protective vest with plate pockets in the front and back. The vest itself without the plates is about 5 pounds. Each of the ballistic plates weights approximately 6 pounds each and protects a soldier's vital organs. It's not by any means comfortable running around in one, but at the end of a day it might save your life in a firefight. Having broken and cracked ribs is better than 6 feet under.
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