The Case, Canvas, O.D Medical was a medium-sized canvas pouch designed to hold a section-sized medical kit in its nylon case, used for general medical ailments. The Case could also be used as a medium-sized utility pouch and was carried on a web belt. Its design resembled a New Zealand-style hunting pouch more than a traditional military-style medical.
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The Bag, Canvas, Medical was issued to US medics during the mid to later stages of World War Two. It was designed to hold a large amount of medical supplies and featured two types of attachment panels: one for medical instruments and the other for vials of pills, lotions, and powders. Eventually, the Bag was replaced in the U.S. inventory by the Case, Non-rigid, No. 3 (M-3 Aid Bag).
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The Pouch, Ammunition, Other Arms, DPM, IRR (Pouch) is a single mag pouch that holds two 30rd, 5.56mm SA80 magazines. The Pouch was issued to drivers, field engineers and other personal performing jobs close to the front line.
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The 9MM Magazine Pouch (Single) is designed to carry a single 15rd, 9-mm magazine for a M-9 Beretta pistol and attaches to the Fighting Load carrier (FLC) Vest, Extender, Leg, Panel or any other Pouch Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) compatible item.
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The Day Pack, Field Pack, Large 1994, issued with the Field Pack, Large 1994, offers more capacity than the Pack, Patrol. It has a padded back, a single compartment, and an ergonomic design.
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The small combat bag, made from cotton canvas, was designed for operations under 24 hours. Issued by the West German army in the 1960s, it replaced a larger “messenger” bag. This compact bag carried a prescribed number of items when soldiers were in the field. After the German army removed the bag it became a popular item in surplus markets.
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The ABC Protective Tarpaulin, known as the ABC Schutzplane in German, can be traced back to German soldiers who carried it during World War II. It was an important part of a soldier’s chemical protection equipment.
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The Field Pack Large 1988 (FPL-88) was the main field pack for the M-1988 Individual Combat Load-Carrying Equipment, replacing the aging M-1956 Combat Canvas Field Pack issued since the Vietnam War. Essentially an upgraded version of its predecessor, the FPL-88 boasted a more streamlined design and a significantly improved internal frame, capable of accommodating additional pouches.
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The Field Pack, Large 1994 (FPL-94) was adopted in 1995, marking a leap from its forerunner, the Field Pack, Large 1988 (FPL-88), infamous for its limited capacity. Australian soldiers often resorted to private purchases for larger packs. The FPL-94, a departure from past designs, boasted innovations like an internal sleeping bag compartment and adjustable straps, though feedback on size and utility was mixed.
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In the mid-1980s, the New Zealand Army began developing the Onward pack to replace the Field Pack, Combat, Canvas (Modified). As ties with NATO powers severed, they turned to commercially made Alice packs from South Korea. Despite setbacks in production, the green Alice pack became the standard-issue field pack, evolving into a Disruptive Pattern Material version by 1990.
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