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What is PLCE?
- Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) is the current tactical webbing system of the British Army.
- It consists of a Belt, Yoke (shoulder harness) and a number of Pouches.
- Associated with PLCE Webbing is a series of other similar load carrying equipment and rucksacks.
History of PLCE
Six years after the Falklands Conflict, the first standard issue PLCE webbing was introduced in the year 1988, it was designated the Type 90 Pattern webbing and was Olive (OD/OG) in colour.
The newest variant of the PLCE webbing system, of the Type 90 Pattern, has been in production since the year 1992 and features the Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) camouflage pattern as being an integral feature of the now partially obsolete Combat Soldier 95 (CS95) (Soldier 95) clothing system.
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Personal Load Carrying Equipment PLCE
PLCE - 90 Pattern System
Six years after the Falklands Conflict, the first standard issue PLCE webbing was introduced in the year 1988, it was designated the Type 90 Pattern webbing and was Olive (OD/OG) in colour.
The newest variant of the PLCE webbing system, of the Type 90 Pattern, has been in production since the year 1992 and features the Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) camouflage pattern as being an integral feature of the now partially obsolete Combat Soldier 95 (CS95) (Soldier 95) clothing system.
The PLCE webbing system was also adopted by the Danish Defence Forces (Forsvaret) in the M84 camouflage pattern and by the Defence Forces of Ireland (Óglaigh na hÉireann) in the colour Olive (OD/OG). The Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces now employ the Integrated Protection and Load Carrying System (IPLCS). 1988 - 1992 In Services
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The official designation remained unchanged.
In the year 1997, the Defence Clothing and Textile Agency (DCTA) had decided, that Type 90 Pattern (Infantry) equipment was to be scaled and issued in the following capacity.
Order of Dress
The Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU) based in Warminster, conducted trials with the PLCE webbing system. It had decided for the system to be fit for purpose, and divided the system into three orders of dress:
Assault Order.
The Assault Order consists of the very essentials needed to conduct a military task in the theatre of war. Ammunition, the water bottle, the entrenching tool, the bayonet, the helmet, and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) protective clothing (stowed in one of the detachable side pouches of the rucksack) is to be carried on operations and patrols of only short duration.
Combat Order.
The Combat Order is the Assault Order in addition to the means of stowage for rations and personal equipment, that enable the British soldier to live and fight for a period of 24 hours. The second side pouch of the rucksack is now carried. In practice, the patrol packs are used by many units and individual soldiers instead of the side pouches, as they are to be found larger in size and more convenient.
Marching Order.
The Marching Order is the Combat Order in addition to the carrying of the rucksack (Bergen) and is the fighting load required for operations of up to the duration of two weeks, without means of resupply, except for ammunition, rations and water. The complete Bergen (with side pouches attached) is being carried.
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