Inventories of War: British Soldier's kits, 1066-2014

[CCIP]

http://imgur.com/gallery/DGrzs

I thought that was just a fascinating series of photos, which say a lot about war over the past 1000 years without even needing words :yep: :salute:

[TarJak]

Great share! :up:

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

You can tell a lot about a soldier by what he carries in his kit. It really shows how much gear a soldier was able to carry going from at least 20+ pieces of gear in 1066 to the 100+ carried by the modern soldier.

[Otto Fuhrmann]

I saw that on the newspaper the other day, it was quite interesting.

[Sailor Steve]

Very nice display! It's amazing how much we can learn just from looking at a soldier's issue and personal belongings.

[Stealhead]

Of course the thing to keep in mind is that with more modern kit you do not always take all of it with you. For example gas masks and chem gear you would not bring every time unless you planned to use CS or expected an enemy NBC threat.

[Schroeder]

Of course the thing to keep in mind is that with more modern kit you do not always take all of it with you. For example gas masks and chem gear you would not bring every time unless you planned to use CS or expected an enemy NBC threat.
We carried that stuff around all the time...:hmm2:

[Jimbuna]

We carried that stuff around all the time...:hmm2:

Didn't do you much good then :O:

Nice feature/topic :cool:

[Wolferz]

We carried that stuff around all the time...:hmm2:

We also carried it every time we went to the field.

Buttoning up in MOPP 4 posture was always a PITA but, would keep you warm in the winter:up: or cook you in the summer.:down:

[Stealhead]

Yeah well not in Iraq(post 2003) or Afghanistan or Vietnam for that matter lots of uneeded kit got/gets left. We never carried any of the chem gear at Bagrham cant think of anyone I know that ever took the mopp kit in the field over there better to swap that weight for water or ammo.