Hello, everyone. Today, let’s talk about the American army bookbag. Since World War II, because the US army has a relatively high degree of motorization, they will have a big red envelope. We generally do not see the US army carrying an army bookbag in combat. Of course, there are army bookbags in World War II and the Korean War, but they are not commonly used. Later, it was found that the army bookbag could not be cancelled, because even if it was highly motorized, there would still be time for individual marching or relatively long time in the field.
So what kind of army book bag do we have in the US military? First of all, let’s talk about this. Look, this thing is big, so what is it?This is a load-bearing back frame of the US Army. As you can see, this was produced on February 18, 1945. This back frame, as you can see, is two straps. Well, when carrying it, this side is a piece of canvas that fits the soldier’s spare back. It is tied with a rope. Well, the back is used to hang automatics, such as ammunition boxes, and some extra things, which depend on this rope.When tied up, it will be equipped with an additional metal bracket, which can be hung on the back panel to enhance the load bearing capacity. So this thing was used in the 1950s, and then this thing was too heavy to use. What about the ’60s? Vietnam.
The US military still doesn’t have a suitable army bookbag, so the 1956 and 1967 fittings both have a buttock bag. I’ve introduced it to you before. That bag is not big. It’s so big that it can only put some daily sundries. What does it carry?The US military has also discovered that their puppet allies, ah, have an army bookbag. It is called the ARVN army bookbag. It is an army bookbag equipped by the puppet troops in South Vietnam. Note that this is cotton cloth, not the canvas commonly used by the Americans. It is mainly cotton cloth, uh, in order to reduce weight. Because the Vietnamese are so small.The interesting thing about this army bookbag designer is that there are two big compartments. This compartment can hold things that are easy to take, and then there is a main compartment. The main compartment is used to hold other things, but there is a problem. The strap is to go through from below, so it leads to opening the main bag. It is not so convenient, so what is this location for?It is used to hang the shovel. The shovel stick is tied tightly through here. There is a buckle on it. The shovel cover is hung here.
Now let’s open it and see what it looks like inside. Well, first I said that we should open the strap from here. After the webbing is opened, we should take it out. After we take it out, this is a tie. This is a water wipe. Put things inside and tie them tightly with it. Well, the US military found that this bag is quite easy to use, and the size of this bag is particularly interesting. When you carry it on your back, it doesn’t affect the position of the lower buttock bag, so pay attention to it, and the American army will use it directly.And notice that there is a strong frame behind it, which is a metal X-shaped support frame. In this way, the bag will be more comfortable and fit better.This ARVN army bookbag is a very useful thing, but it has to have its own thing after all. So, next, the US military will develop a more interesting thing, which is called lightweight hanging. What does this thing look like? Let’s talk about it next time. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s all for today. See you next time. Bye-bye.
