Thanks for the info...hopefully all of our troops that are in harms way will have the proper gear.
--- On Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:12 AM, Kevin Graeme scribed: --- > > That did happen and it is deplorable, but it's not the case across the > board. And it's a bit outdated. There are troops being deployed today > with Humvees with Level IV glass and side protection. Is it enough? > It's never enough. But it's better than the 60 Minutes report has > presented. > > The troops themselves are being issued Level IV body armor. That > includes ceramic inserts and is rated to stop 7.62 armor piercing > (AK-47) and 30.06 rounds. That may not be all troops, but I know for > absolutely certain that it is the case with guardsmen going into hot > areas today. Some of the enlisted are even being issued sidearms which > is particularly unusual for non-officers. > > It is true though that soldiers are improvising improvements like > putting vests on the floors of their vehicles, but show me a war where > the soldiers didn't improvise ways to keep safer. > > -Kevin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134865 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
