Specialized Field Gear
of The Afghanistan War Period
(1979-1991)

This section contains specialized field gear that was in use by the Soviet military during the time of the Afghanistan war.  In it you will find armor vests, mine detectors, gas masks, and flight gear.  Some of this equipment was developed in response to the Soviet experience in Afghanistan, while other pieces of gear were the result of trying to keep up with the West in the European theatre of operations.  Additional pieces of field gear will be added as they are acquired.  In any case we will attempt to place descriptions of each item along with detailed photographs.

 

New Field Gear

Older Field Gear in Service

 

 

Further Research

From this section you can also see earlier and later period field gear sections by clicking the appropriate links below.  We have found that this is quite useful for tracking the modifications and changes in a particular item.

Earlier Period Field Gear

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Field Gear Index

Later Period Field Gear