P-59A Posted December 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 28, 2020 This belongs to a guy I know. Does anyone have any info on it? I can't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 10:09 AM, Lsparks said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted December 29, 2020 Any ideas at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 29, 2020 I found it! Ranger Body Armor was the first Army vest to combine a ceramic plate for ‘hard’ small arms protection with ‘soft’ Kevlar fragmentation protection. It influenced subsequent designs, including the Interceptor Body Armor, and marked the transition away from ‘flak jackets’ that provided only fragmentation protection. “This Vest May Save Your Life!”: U.S. Army Body Armor from World War II to Present (arsof-history.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriorityOne Posted January 4, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 4, 2021 This vest is to the Air Warrior system for aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 14, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 14, 2021 Its the soft or flex vest for the Gen I Air Warrior system which was woodland camo. SAPI plates were added to them as well. The vest is still used but in the OCP pattern by aircrews in the Army. Interesting mix pic I found a long time ago showing a mix of the new A2CU uniform in UCP but still wearing the Gen I Air Warrior stuff in Woodland. Gen II Air Warrior became the UCP color and went in to Gen III as well. The original Air Warrior Dev Test stuff was a solid green color. The woodland Gen I stuff was fielded 2004-2005 time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted March 14, 2021 Share #8 Posted March 14, 2021 Air Warrior Gen I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spathologist Posted October 9, 2021 Share #9 Posted October 9, 2021 On 12/28/2020 at 9:08 PM, P-59A said: I found it! Ranger Body Armor was the first Army vest to combine a ceramic plate for ‘hard’ small arms protection with ‘soft’ Kevlar fragmentation protection. Pretty sure they were doing it in Vietnam with chicken plates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted October 10, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Spathologist said: Pretty sure they were doing it in Vietnam with chicken plates... Its technically true because it says Kevlar, not Nylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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