How To Choose A Tactical Vest?

The tactical vest is a kind of individual combat equipment that can integrate most of the equipment needed for personal combat and wear it on the body to facilitate quick access to various equipment during combat.

Tactical combat vests can be roughly divided into the following types:

Attack (ASSAULT):

During operations, CQB usually carries large reserve ammunition, grenades (fragmentation, smoke, shock, flash bombs, etc.), tools (door breaking, rappelling, blasting, etc.), radios, short-barreled shotguns, personal first aid supplies, etc. (CLOSEQUARTERBATTLE, indoor close combat) or CT (COUNTERTERRORIST, counter-terrorist) necessities for missions. The above equipment is required to be easy to carry and quickly access during action to cope with instantaneous emergencies and achieve the best attack effect. This type of tactical vest is also the most commonly used tactical vest, and is generally divided into two categories: military and police.

SNIPER:

Snipers from general police or military special service units may sometimes perform long-distance sniper missions, such as the two snipers described in the Fire Warriors film. You need to carry a certain amount of ammunition (with the possibility of encountering the enemy), record books, long-distance cameras (used for surveillance and recording), image communication equipment (can transmit the captured images to the command post), dry food, Water, first aid supplies, etc. In addition, special forces performing long-distance reconnaissance missions will also carry special equipment such as small global positioning satellites (GPS) and satellite communication equipment. Tactical vest designed by American Eagle Company (EAGLE) specifically for Delta Force (DELTAFORCE).

Medical care:

When performing a mission and general medical personnel cannot effectively rescue the injured immediately, the team needs one or more members who have received emergency medical training. Provide immediate medical treatment to the injured and stabilize the injury until general medical staff can provide proper first aid. The items carried are mainly weapons, equipment and a large number of first aid supplies needed for personal tasks. For example: Stallone played the role of the captain of the rescue team in "The Great Emergency" and wore a tactical vest specially designed for emergency rescue by the American company (EAGLE) when performing tasks.

ANTIRIOT:

Special ammunition required for riot control is usually larger in caliber than ordinary ammunition, such as tear gas, etc., used to disperse gathering mobs. It is also necessary to carry a fire extinguisher to protect against petrol bomb attacks, tape or zip ties, and alternatives to handcuffs.

After you know its purpose, you need to understand the basic structure of the tactical vest and then choose a better product. Tactical vests are mainly composed of: fabric, equipment bags, buckles, and stitching. The prerequisites for choosing fabrics are: non-combustible, durable, waterproof, etc. Most early vests were made of leather, canvas and other materials. However, since this type of material absorbs water, the weight of the vest will increase due to water absorption in rainy days or when performing amphibious missions. Later, nylon material was used as the fabric of the vest, which not only reduced the weight but also increased its durability.

Nylon is divided into two categories: rough surface and smooth surface. Generally speaking, tactical vests made of smooth surface nylon are more expensive than rough surface nylon. why?

Because vests made of rough nylon are more likely to generate static electricity, which may attract flames during blasting (especially indoors). In terms of equipment bags and sewing lines, they must be fireproof, durable and corrosion-resistant.

The equipment bags themselves are roughly divided into two types: thin and thick. Of course, the thicker ones have a higher pulling force. The size of the equipment bag also determines the size of the equipment that can be placed. For example, if it is designed to hold MP5 magazines (ammunition specifications are 9mmx19), it is impossible to put M16 magazines (ammunition specifications are 5.56mmx45) into it. Instead, it is placed The equipment bag of the M16 magazine can hold MP5 ammunition. The technical requirements for sewing vests are also very high. Even if the thread with the highest tensile strength is used, at least two to five lines of threads are needed to make the minimum load limit of the vest (MINIMIUM LOADING WEIGHT) reach at least 70 kilograms. As for buckles, the most commonly used method is quick buckle and pull. Velcro is also a "buckle" widely used on tactical vest equipment bags.