November 2, 2006

FUTURE GI (May, 1959)

Filed under: War — @ 12:23 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1959
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FUTURE GI. Keyhole peek at what the atomic war’s fighting men may wear. New Army developments shown at Fort Ord, Cal., are this transistor-radio helmet, heat-resistant mask, nylon armored vest and automatic aluminum-alloy rifle that fires at a rate of 700 rounds a minute.

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  1. pretty accurate but not much help in the mentioned ‘atomic war’

    Comment by Stannous — November 2, 2006 @ 8:49 pm

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