Item 2019.151 - British Army Tier 2 Pelvic-Protection Armour

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2019.151

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British Army Tier 2 Pelvic-Protection Armour

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  • 2011 (Creation)

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2 (armour and bag)

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Westminster Menswear Archive

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Outerwear garment to cover the groin and pelvic area made of MTP (Multi Terrain Pattern) camouflage fabric. It has two triangular shaped pieces to cover the front and back which are connected by a rectangular piece to go through the legs. It has plastic clips and adjustable length olive green webbing straps which attach together at the sides. At both front and back are large velcro pads with webbing straps and loops. Label on the inside of the centre back. There is a separate green mesh bag for transport and storage.

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      Label: Tier 2 Pelvic Protection / Belt Fixing - Rear Panel / This Side Must Face the Body / NSN [NATO National Stock Number] 8470 99 151 7821 / Contract Number DC4/4052 / Date of M/F June 2011 / Multi Terrain Pattern (MTP) Design Registration Number RCD 001627035-0001
      Weight: 756g

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      Developed as part of a combination of wearable protection (Pelvic Protection System) for soldiers in Afghanistan particularly from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The type of explosion directed much of the force of the blast upwards directly toward the groin and top of the legs. They were nicknamed the 'combat codpiece' by troops.

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      Tier 2 (T2) was worn over the combat trousers (and T1 silk underwear) and provided additional protection to the groin, buttocks, perineum and inner thigh.

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      Developed as part of a combination of wearable protection (Pelvic Protection System) for soldiers in Afghanistan particularly from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. The type of explosion directed much of the force of the blast upwards directly toward the groin and top of the legs. They were nicknamed the 'combat codpiece' by troops.

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          Caroline Wyatt, 'Troops back armoured underwear dubbed "combat codpiece"', BBC News, 17 December 2010.
          Christopher Saunders & Debra Carr (2018) Towards developing a test method for military pelvic protection, The Journal of The Textile Institute, 109:10, 1374-1380, DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2018.1471966

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