tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175646673501752479.post7330593485978568538..comments2023-10-02T09:03:22.942-07:00Comments on Doc H's International Adventure: 88 LbsDoc Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10165677992180806455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175646673501752479.post-68494755563173651152009-09-01T23:14:22.102-07:002009-09-01T23:14:22.102-07:00Update for Paul,
I weighed some of the component...Update for Paul,<br /> I weighed some of the components of my combat gear:<br /> Weapons, ammunition, body armor, helmet- a little over 60 pounds<br /> Medical Aid bag (robust as a doctors bag should be)- almost 20 pounds.<br /> Incidentals, water, electronic gear, makes up the other 8.<br /><br /> Certainly you cannot maneuver for extended periods of time in this gear or operate as light infantry, but you can mount and dismount a vehicle- although the site is ungainly at times.Doc Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165677992180806455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175646673501752479.post-15010769258334354492009-08-30T08:08:17.840-07:002009-08-30T08:08:17.840-07:00Doc: There has to be an inflection point where the...Doc: There has to be an inflection point where the increasing equipment load does more harm than good -- probably different points for differently tasked troops. But, at nearly 90 pounds, the point must be close at hand. I think of our troops in WW2. Except for the paratroops jumping, the loads seemed comparatively light. Of course, there was no body armor then; and I assume that body armor is a large component of today's total weight. <br /><br />Probably, it is a function of too few troops - each must carry and do more. Hopefully, advancing materials science will help, but it is certainly something to worry about.<br /><br />Paul HirschAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com