Molle gear vs Old Y or H harness with belt and ruck gear.

[Targan]

As things tend to drag out in the army regarding getting new kit I jumped of the supply-train here and got myself a south African rig. Great for patrols etc with a gazillion pouches all sown on the kit and straps etc to adjust in many fashions .But again , to many and too big pouches.

I have a South African assault vest. Very comfy and it breathes very well but too many of the available spaces for pouches etc have the pouches sewn into place. I would prefer a similar item that is easier to customise. Still a great peice of kit for going hiking etc. I've also got a big 1990s era Australian Army pack. I use it when travelling instead of a suitcase. Very sturdy and spacious.

[Abbott Shaull]

Maybe , in the end , you would only have your mags and maybe a few bits like pers med kit,bayonet etc . ( in a T2K scenario )

A vest with a gazillion pouches might not be needed anymore.

A simple belt with mag pouches on it and maybe a load carry poach would be all that would be needed.

Wow you just solve why the old kit would be broken out of what was left of storage that still had all of the ALICE equipment that would of been left over if the MOLLE had made it to the troops in t2k timeline...lol For I am sure it would take quite awhile to remove it from storage places in Europe and Korea... Along with other pre-position sites... Just some thoughts...

[HorseSoldier]

By '99 and later, I suspect you'd have local workshops turning out new production items made of canvas or leather. Some might be direct copies of pouches, some might be new designs, and some might be borrowed from other sources (like, say, an ALICE compatible version of the Soviet style quad magazine pouch, but resized for AR magazines).

[Abbott Shaull]

Yes I am sure by '99 either the local will start the trade themselves or local commanders at Regiment on up will start to encourage the trade.

[HorseSoldier]

One thing I'd guess you'd see with pretty much all armies in T2K is troops carrying more medical/first aid gear than their Cold War webbing set ups intended. (More in line with a modern blow out kit.) The field dressing in a compass pouch is good as far as it goes, but it was never really enough, and that's not going to be improved by year 2000 medevac capabilities. I can see tourniquets coming back in, like they have in real life, and even if quikclot and Israeli bandages and TCCC never make it into the equation at least more basic supplies.

[Abbott Shaull]

One thing is for certain in the t2k frame. One would probably see a large variety of Load Bearing kit when the troops in the field. You will see more and more troops having one kit they wear around the Garrison/Cantonment area and one they took out on patrols. Much like troops have been known to have one set for inspection purpose and one for field...