PASGT
body
armor
vest.
The
body
armor
with
frag
rated
Dupont
Kevlar
aramid
ballistic
inserts
–
actually
it
was
fragmentation
only
resistant
vest.
In
som.
PASGT
vests
were
only
made
in
Woodland
camouflage
pattern
and
the
desert
camouflage
pattern
covers
were
deployed
but
due
the
cover's
design
and
its
clumsy
attachment
system
it
was
mostly
ditched
behind.
ITLBV
Individual
Tactical
Load
Bearing
Vest,
sometimes
known
as
LBV-88.
Part
of
the
Individual
Infantry
Fighting
System
introduced
in
1988
but
only
in
limited
numbers
so
it
was
not
popular
during
the
Desert
Storm.
Made
out
of
ballistic
nylon
in
Woodland
camouflage
pattern
it
had
four
magazine
pouches
for
six
30
round
M-16
magazines
and
two
pouches
for
frag
grenades.
Pictured
is
second
variant
(known
as
first
generation)
without
attachment
straps
for
CFP90
patrol
pack.
Used
mostly
with
ALICE
parts.
To
the
belt
attached
are
M9
pistol
double
magazine
pouch,
1qt
canteen
with
cover,
field
pack,
first
aid
kit,
another
1qt
canteen
with
cover
andUM84
M9
pistol
holster
with
thumb
strap
system
in
place
of
standard
flap
plus
thigh
extender.
M7
bayonet
with
M8A1
sheath
–
the
standard
US
Army
and
USMC
bayonet
for
M-16
assault
rifles
family.
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