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Tactical vests. The continues race

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  In addition to Russia, where the unloading vest (RV) is included in the standard equipment of an infantryman, vests are used in many armies of the world.  Turkish mountain riflemen, gendarmerie and rangers are working against the Kurds in "unloading".  Having a large selection of different equipment, the fighters of these units still prefer unloading vests.  They are worn by the "unloading" in the Presidential and Republican Guards of Iraq.  As an element of equipment, vests are typical for airborne assault, light infantry and reconnaissance units of the armies of the developed countries of the world. From my point of view, accusations about the  unloading vest  (as a type of tactical equipment) in narrow focus, found in some publications, are not substantiated.  At the same time, it is said that “... the unloading vest is a very specific piece of equipment and is used only for short-term actions, it is inconvenient for long marches, during transitions, actions in