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Cidersomerset
8th May 2012, 14:47
This is a interresting article I came across while I was looking for info on the new underwearbomber thread....I thought it quite appropriate with all the '-ollocks' concerning that psyop !!!
Though there is a serious side and it is not our boys and girls fault in the armed forces who are being maimed daily by the greed and intrigues of the elites !!

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US Marines "Urgently Request" British Underwear
by gungho.cowboy on April 19, 2011 | 0 comments
British Pelvic Body Armour System

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I guess this is one area where the British excel, making excellent underwear that even the US Marines are requesting British-made underwear, urgently. And this is not just an ordinarily made underpants, it is an armoured underpants which the Ministry of Defence (MOD) call the "Pelvic Body Armour System". The British body armour is already tough and well-acknowledged, but what is usually not protected is the groin area, and what sane soldier would like to see his pecker blown off?

Thus, the US Marines, according to MSNBC, have sent a request for 27,500 pairs of these underpants that would protect the Marines from explosions from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as these are from low-angle and would usually maim a soldier. Injuries at the groin area are said to "quickly result in life-threatening blood loss or gruesome infections" (though we doubt it would protect you from STDs which condoms would do better and cheaper).

According to the MOD, they have akready sent around 4,500 pairs to Afghanistan for British troops to use and they will make around 60,000 more this year.

So how does this system work? A tiered system comprise the armour protection, and the first is what would easily look like normal underwear:

"Using cutting-edge science and technology developed by the MOD and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the underwear is manufactured from scientifically-tested ballistic silk material that provides an initial level of protection to mitigate against the effects of blasts, including shrapnel."

It's also guaranteed to have anti-microbial properties to prevent infection from happening.

Then there is the second layer, which is a pelvic body armour which is "rolled up to clipped to a belt and then pulled through the legs to form a protective pouch". Affectionately called the "combat codpiece", the paddings located at the front and the back provide another layer of protection without impeding movement.

The system is made by a Northen Ireland-based company, Coonen, Watts, and Stone and the US Marines are plunking down a cool US$2 million to give their troops the proper undergarment system. Too bad it's not made by Marks & Spencer, which some American and Filipino friends our arms would always buy while in town.

British Forces News...

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http://www.popularairsoft.com/us-marines-urgently-request-british-underwear