Ranger Body Armor - BODY ARMOR - U.S. Militaria Forum
Sep 9, 2009 · The Ranger Body Armor (RBA) is a ballistic vest that was use by 75th Ranger Regiment in the 1990s and 2000s. Now, it as been replaced by the Ranger Armor Vest (RAV), Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System (CIRAS), Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) and by some others body armors designed for some special operations.
Mystery Black Vest Worn by Rangers in 1993, What is It?
Jul 19, 2017 · Mark Bowdens Black Hawk Down book says the Rangers didn't have enough RBA vests to go around, even after collecting all the RBA from the other battalions so some wore black vests provided by delta. Might be true, maybe an older vest that delta had replaced withe the TG Faust vest, or maybe it came from a soldier misremembered or who didn't take ...
PBPV-II-AAF Body Armor...Is it RBA - US MILITARIA FORUM
Mar 12, 2010 · The vest you have, the PBPV-II-AAV, is a current model inspired from the RBA, like Spear and Balcs body armor. It's made by Point Blank (and not ceradyne as Spear and Balcs). In fact, there's official models of body armor (as by example IBA, RBA,...) and a big quantity of private purchase body armor.
Woodland TG Faust Vest w/ "ACU I 01" Stencil - US MILITARIA …
May 30, 2019 · 87. Location: United States. #1. Posted May 30, 2019. I found this vest today. It's 2002 dated, which is a bit unusual since there were better designs out by that time, but I guess it did happen for a while considering I also found an also obsolete RBA vest with a 2002 date a few weeks ago, and a TG Faust vest with a 2003 date was posted here ...
Early RBA Ranger Body Armor - U.S. Militaria Forum
Mar 16, 2015 · Picked up this complete vest last week. Has all soft armor, and the plate. Heavily used and abused, it's full of dirt and sand also. The tag on the carrier is too worn out to read the manufacture date, but has 1992 contract. The soft armor is 1992 contract with an 11/1993 manufacture date. Plate is unmarked. This thing definitely has seen some ...
T.G. Faust Body Armor - 1st SFOD-D Used - U.S. Militaria Forum
Sep 9, 2015 · 7,992. Location: Ky. #1. Posted September 9, 2015. This a T.G. Faust body armor that was used by 1st SFOD-D (Delta) in the early 90s. This type vest can be seen in use in Somalia circa 1993. Many times, a piece of velcro was sewn to the front top portion of the vest for a large US flag.
Ranger Assault Carry Kit (RACK) Reference Thread
Jul 10, 2022 · Blackhawk didn't just copy the vest but also sold copies of all the pouches. They aren't to hard to distinguish from the SDS pouches because they are made from Nytaneon rather than Cordura. The second vest is a Paraclete copy. To my knowledge Paraclete armor only copied the vest and none of the RACK pouches.
Operation Gothic Serpent (Black Hawk Down) - MILITARY HISTORY ...
Jul 7, 2016 · Operation Gothic Serpent was an operation carried out by Special Operations Forces from the 22nd of August 1993 to the 13th of October 1993, the objective was to capture Muhammad Farrah Aidid and take down the Somali National Alliance. The most famous part of the operation was the events of October 3rd-4th 1993, commonly called "Black Hawk Down ...
Spear / Balcs Body armor and variants (ceradyne)
Apr 3, 2010 · The Spear/Balcs body armor for Special Operations Forces. This first model was exclusively made for Special Operations Forces. It's easy recognizable because of the 3 vertical straps on the front face. This vest was then replaced by others models. It serves during the beginning of Afghanistan and Iraq war, but also in Philippine.
M-1955 - BODY ARMOR - U.S. Militaria Forum
Sep 23, 2024 · 3,795. Location: Oklahoma. #2. Posted September 27. The federal stock number (8470-576-419 [3-5 depending on size]) remained constant for the entire duration of the M1955 as the change from 1st to 2nd pattern was only a slight improvement that didn't warrant differentiating them. Typically the stock number is only changed if there is a massive ...