Frag Out! Magazine
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ÄPanel consists of four Velcro straps of diffe- rent lengths, two of which are stitched like MOLLE/ PALS slots. The longer Velcro with cells has been deliberately stretched to the sides of the vest, cre- ating loops for routing hydration system tubes or cables. Below that are diagonally sewn loops of webbing that can be used to attach a PTT; ÄCummerbund flap with four rows of MOL- LE/PALS webbing for pouches attachment. It's a pity that the flap is fixed permanently and not interchangeable, in line with current trends in the creation of such vests. The back panel is identical in shape and size, but differs quite significantly. ÄIn the upper part of the back panel, near the triangular openings, there are polymer ladders for shoulder strap adjustment. ÄBetween the shoulder strap adjustments, there is a slightly padded emergency drag handle. ÄIn the center area of the back panel there are four Velcro loop straps, two of which are in the form of MOLLE/PALS-compatible loops (4 cells in a row). ÄFlap with MOLLE webbing which also secures cummerbund attachment and size adjustment. ÄTwo vertical zippers for attaching the small modular assault pack (MAP equivalent) which co- mes with the TMP-02 plate carrier. The cummerbund consists of identical two wings - a right and a left wing, which are attached to a wide Velcro at the back of the plate carrier, and then secured by a back panel flap. From the front, the cummerbund attaches to the plate carrier in two ways - under the front flap there is a wide Velcro, too with smaller wings connecting with the cummerbund through the ROC 80 mm quick release buckles. Users can don the TMP-02 in the "classic" way, lifting the front flap, or use the much faster and more convenient ROC buckles. The cu- mmerbund has universal size (the elastic sections make it easy to adjust to the user's girth), and is three MOLLE/PALS webbing widths wide. The cu- EQUIPMENT