QUICK RELEASE COMBAT ARMOUR CARRIER A

14 Pages·2015·2.6 MB·English

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Date: 2015 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

SOLO GROUND ASSAULT - QUICK RELEASE COMBAT ARMOUR CARRIER

A full 360deg Modular Armour Carrier capable of holding 2 x large front and rear Osprey plates, 2 x side plates
and front and rear soft armour inserts. Has the load carrying capacity to hold pouches front, sides and rear. Wrap
around system for additional strength and comfort. Can adopt on secondary protection neck and shoulder soft
armour Brassard panels. This Combat Carrier has been developed for use on the Battlefield, Close quarter Battle
(CQB), Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Track (CVTR), Drivers, Helicopter Pilots and Supporting Troops. This
unique carrier has a 4 way cutaway system that can be released in less than 5 seconds and can be reconnected in
less than 30 seconds with the minimum of fuss making this the most versatile combat armour carrier system ever
with kinematics and load carriage characteristics. Weight 1.68kg. Patents: GB2473766, GB2473767

Front Oblique Rear

Front + extremity armour Oblique + extremity armour Rear + Extremity armour

Weight with 2 neck collars, 2 Brassards and side plate pouches:2.26kg

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This carrier belongs to the same Hybrid family & like th e Hybrid plate harness with the shoulders being

especially shaped to contour around the user’s neck line and chest to add extreme comfort, load carriage

kinematics & enhanced shooting ability. Patent: GB2473 767

Rifle butt pad ar ea on the shoulders and the front contour of the chest

line has been cut & enhanced allowing for shooting accuracy, ease of

rifle butt positio ning and correct eye to gun sight relief.

These cuts stops the user straining & pulling in the front armour

carrier when holding a rifle in the firing position

The upper shoulders have 3 molle straps for the attachment of a

communication s system.

The rear plate pouch has been especially designed to hold a large

Osprey plate. Th e Pouch flap allows the plate to drop down 50mm for

the correct optimal alignment when in the prone position but still

ascertains securit y and personal protection. This is used on the Mk4 &

Mk4A Osprey carrier.

The carrier has 2 double grab handles on the rear allowing for a 2 man

lift making it easier to get the casualty out of trouble fast.

The handles have been especially strengthened with cross stitched

webbing straps. This design was also made for the Mk4 & Mk4A

Osprey carrier.

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SHOULDERS ADJUSTMENT

If your armour carrier needs adjusting for the best optimal fit you can adjust the shoulders up or down by the rear

buckles hook and loop fastening straps which are located inside the main rear panel of the carrier.

Ensure the soft armour and plates are fitted at this point.

The shoulders buckles have an adjustable mechanism allo wing for a more custom fit for smaller or larger
persons. The rear buckles straps can be moved up or dow n to gain the correct alignment on the shoulders.

Inside the main rear carrier panel there are 2 shoulder stra ps. These straps are connected by hook and loop and
can be peeled off to relax and release the shoulder buckle s or pulled down to pull in and tighten up the shoulders.
This design allows the soldier to adjust and tighten due to weight loss.

The plate pouch was designed to hold the large Osprey pl ates and needed additional stronger flap to keep it
upright and in a central position, unlike a strap system wh ich exposes the plate.

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FITTING OF LARGE HARD ARMOUR PLATES

The front and rear carriers panels have an opening flap on the base, peel this open and look inside for the large

plate pouch, undo the plate pouch flap and slide the plate in, ensure the plate faces away from the body being

the correct way round.

The front and rear armour carrier panels will have a

large opening flap on the base, look inside and you

will see a plate pouch on the outer wall, peel open the

plate pouch flap. Patent: GB2473766

Pl ace the hard armour plate into the pouch pocket
en suring it’s the correct way round and the front faces
aw ay from the body.

O nce inside close the flap up on the pocket securely.

R emember that plates should be regularly inspected.

When the plate is inside the pouch ensure the plate

goes to the top of the pouch and then close the

pouch flap and smooth it over so the hook and loop

is secure.

Follow the same procedure for the rear plate.

The rear plate pouch has a longer flap than the front;

this allows the plate to be lowered down by approx.

50mm to gain the correct prone shooting position.

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FITTING OF SMALL ECBA HARD ARMOUR PLATES

If you are planning to just use the small ECBA side plates then ensure you can locate the small internal plate

pouches inside the main front and rear plate pouches. Both these plate pouches were first designed was used

with the Mk4 & MK4A Osprey carriers.

Open up the large internal plate pouch and you will

see a smaller ECBA plate pouch which is

positioned over the heart area when worn.

Open up the pouch flap and slide the small ECBA

plate inside. Patent: GB2473766

Ensure the plate pushes all the way to the top of
the pouch.

Remember that plates should be regularly
inspected.

The ECBA plates will be equilateral over the heart
area front and rear.

Once the plate is inside, close the pouch flap and

smooth it over. Close the outer panel flap and

seal it down.

Follow the same procedure for the rear plate.

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FITTING SOFT ARMOUR (Remember to regulary ch eck the soft armour)

The top internal part of the front carriers shoulders have 2 small 5cm strip openings to help co-locate the end
tabs of the soft armour inserts. Slide the soft armour up i nside the carrier so the hook tabs go up inside.
Connect the armour into the shoulders by sticking the ho ok and wool patches together. This assists with
keeping soft armour inserts in position and upright. Follo w the same procedure to fit the rear soft armour.

Openings in shoulder
Wool tab on soft
armour

The soft armour attachments were used on the Mk4 & Mk4A armour carrier to keep the soft armour up in the

correct position. Patent: GB2473767

Soft armour panels should be inserted inside both the front and rear carrier panels.

Front soft armour inside front carrier Rear armour inside rear carrier

Brassards and Neck Collars

Open up the shoulder Seal shut the brassard Open up the neck collar Seal shut the collar with

Brassards & slide the with the hook and loop & slide the soft armour the hook & loop fastening

soft armour inside. fastening. inside. Ensure the label

Ensure the label is facing is facing towards the body.
towards the body.
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CONNECTING THE CARRIER TOGETHER

This is a simple process: look at the shoulders and under the front fold down panels you will see the locating

buckles.

Locate the 2 shoulders buckles and Connect front cum ber-bands Fold back down front molle panels
Clip together front to rear buckles together left to right

WAIST ADJUSTMENT

Ensure the soft and hard armour plates are fitted before ad justing the waist because the armour bulks the carrier
up and can take up one size.

The front of the carrier has 2 draw bridge flaps, lift these up to locate the buckles.

These buckles can be pulled tight to make the waist tight er or slacken off to make larger. Take out the T Bar
buckles to adjust the straps then re-insert and test again fo r size and comfort. The T bar fitment must lock into the
waist cumber-bands molle loop. The other option is to ju st move the T bar buckles out or in on the molle
cumber-bands.

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NECK COLLAR AND SHOULDER BRASSARDS CONNECTION

For upper throat protection the neck collar can be attached by a hook, loop & popper stud combination that

connects onto the carrier’s inner collar offering a 3 way secure attachment. Once the collar is in position feed the

popper stud strap through the carriers loop & reconnect back onto the neck collar.

Peel open hook flap

Connect popper
stud strap

through the
carriers loop &
clip back onto

the neck collar

Locate the front collar Peel open the inner hook flap Peel in the collar so it connects with

& insert the soft armour inside the carrier’s collar both the carriers hook & loop sandwiching

the collar inside.

Now connect the collars popper stud strap through the carriers loop and re-connect back on the collar. Repeat this

process for the rear collar.

Loop

Locate the rear collar Peel open the inner hook flap Peel in the collar so it connects with

& insert the soft armour inside the carrier’s collar both the carriers hook & loop sandwiching

the collar inside, then loop through the strap.

BRASSARDS

The left and right shoulder Brassards are attached by a strap that loops over the shoulders and reconnects back on

itself. When you cutaway the brassards will remain on the arms to keep safe and ready to re-attach if needed.

Strap loop
Assembly
Loop the strap
over the

shoulder.
Then reconnect

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USING THE CUTAWAY SYSTEM

To quick release the carrier pull

downwards on the front cutaway

handle; keep held it down until the 2

panels come part.

When the carriers cutaway has been

activated, the front and rear panel’s halves

will safely disconnect and come apart

making a clean break.

Best works when under pressure and with

weight so the 2 halves ping open.

The cutaway in this set up can be initiated

within 5 seconds and reconnected within

30 seconds.

The full armour carrier will make a
clean cut-away even with the extremity
neck collars attached and the 2 shoulder
brassards connected.

The shoulders brassards will peel off
when you cutaway and should remain
on the upper arms so they don’t get
misplaced. These can easily be
reconnected.

The cutaway in this set up can be
initiated within 5 seconds and

reconnected within 90 seconds.

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TO MAKE THE CARRIER FORM PART OF THE PLATE CARRIER

The combat carrier can also form part of the Hybrid plate carrier by attaching on the unique Osprey plate

pouches onto the carrier. Patent Pending: GB1314146.0

Plate pouch front Side on Rear plate pouch

Take off the plate pouches from the Hybrid plate carrier and molle them onto the carrier to transform the carrier
into a Carrier/ plate carrier. Basket weave the plate pouc hes onto the carrier evenly and at the correct height?
Make sure the cutaway handle is exposed in case of eme rgency. The cutaway and reconnection will react in the
same way without any hindrance.

LOAD CARRIAGE BELT ATTACHMENT
For additional pouches to be attached the carrier can con nect a belt making it interoperable with each other

To attach the belt to the carrier use the unique quick release T Bar buckles. These buckles were originally

designed for the MK4 & MK4A Osprey carrier and design right subsist. Simply push the female buckles through

the molle so they hang down ready to connect the belt.

The cutaway will react in the same way but this time use both hands with one hand on the belt buckle and one on

the carrier handle ready.

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