The Corps starts fielding new lightweight plate carrier to grunts
Shawn Snow
Grunts and infantry-like Marines will be the first to get their hands on a new lightweight plate carrier that’s been in the works for the last several years, according to Marine Corps Systems Command.
The Corps says it has started fielding the new plate carrier — dubbed Plate Carrier Generation III — which is 25 percent lighter than the legacy plate carrier fielded in 2011.
“The PC Gen. III improves the Marines’ ability to shoot and move by eliminating excess bulk from the design, and cutting out the shoulders for a better rifle stock weld,†Lt. Col. Bryan Leahy, individual armor team lead at Systems Command, said in a news release.
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