Army of China has commissioned new NBC protective clothing for artillery troops 0512132

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Thursday, December 5, 2013 04:25 PM
 
Army of China has commissioned new NBC protective clothing for artillery troops.
New-type protective clothing has been recently commissioned to the equipment testing troops under the Second Artillery Force (SAF) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). According to a briefing, the successful development and distribution of the new-type protective clothing have filled the gap in protection of weaponry and equipment operation in China’s strategic missile force.
     

New-type protective clothing has been recently commissioned to the equipment testing troops under the Second Artillery Force (SAF) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). According to a briefing, the successful development and distribution of the new-type protective clothing have filled the gap in protection of weaponry and equipment operation in China’s strategic missile force.
The picture shows a scene of the newly-commissioned radioactive dust protective clothing.
     

By now, all the officers and men at special positions of the SAF have had many pieces of protective clothing adaptive to different operational environments.

According to Hu Mingquan, director of the Quartermaster, Materials and POL Division under the Logistics Department of the SAF, the new-type protective clothing of the SAF includes 62 types in 7 series such as protective mask, canister, protective boots, protective gloves and cooling vest, and it covers an individual soldier’s living, training and combat, serves the function of all-around protection and can meet the needs of special operations.

Compared with the old-type one, the new-type protective clothing is in the greater emphasis on protective properties. It achieves an important breakthrough in anti-corrosion and development of canister technology, and solves the problem of protective technique under the environment of high-concentration toxic fuel vaporization, enhancing the protective effect by 70 percent.

According to a briefing, the new-type protective clothing is 3.1 kilograms lighter than the old one. Using high-tech materials, it is tightly closed but more breathable, making operators feel more comfortable.