In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat environments, an enormous array of specialist uniforms, protective armour and battlefield electronic devices have been developed to facilitate missions in the most extreme conditions. A special forces operator may now have available to him a dozen distinct types of body armour and two dozen different weapons; never before in American military history has so much been given to so few. Authored by J. Kenneth Eward, professor at the American Military University, and illustrated throughout with photographs and meticulous colour plates, this volume offers the first detailed, authoritative study of the characteristics, and performance in the field, of the most modern combat gear and weapons provided for USMC specialist operators to date.
By:
J. Kenneth Eward
Illustrated by:
J. Kenneth Eward
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 208
Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9781472806789
ISBN 10: 1472806786
Series: Elite
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 04 January 2016
Audience:
General/trade
,
Professional and scholarly
,
ELT Advanced
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction /Specialist combat clothing: camouflage, temperate, desert, cold weather; insignia /Combat equipment ensembles: improvised; CQBE; MLLCE; Ranger ACK; FSBE; FSBE II; Recon ILBE /Special-purpose kits: combat swimmer/diver; parachutist; helicopter infiltration/exfiltration; assault climber; medical & survival /Battlefield optics & electronics: observation & illumination; communications; navigation /Small arms: knives, pistols, rifles, carbines, support weapons; sights, illuminators, suppressors, grips, stocks, magazines, slings; hand grenades and grenade launchers /Conclusions & future developments /Index
Kenneth Eward is a published science & technology illustrator who teaches at the American Military University. His past military history projects have included ELI 190: US Marine Infantry Combat Uniforms and Equipment 2000-2012 for Osprey, and assignments for National Geographic and TIME.
