- Reaction score
- 3
- Points
- 430
I'm curious as to how they're going to score the characteristics of each one of the MFRs against each other, seeing as how the trial participants will only be getting to use one particular version, rather than get a chance to use all 3 systems in training and operations.
All MFRs and associated pouches will likely score leagues above the current issue Tac-Vest, but the whole purpose of this trial is to identify a set of characteristics (other than being modular) which will be specified for the eventual (read 5-10 year timeframe) replacement of the tac-vest. i.e. Will it be a 1-piece chest rig, or a 2 piece MAV looking thing, or will it have different front setups and different back setups? How do you decide what style of rig you're going to go with, or pouch design when they're all scoring 3-4/5 on a survey sheet because the only thing the user has to compare against is the Tac-Vest.
This would sort of be like holding an ice cream judging contest wherby you get 3 people to participate who've only ever had vanilla ice cream before. You sit them down individually in a room and let each one of them try only one type of ice cream: Rocky Road, Neopolitan, or Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Then you take their test scores and try to decide which ice cream is the best. Kind of hard to do without having let the testers try each one of the flavours, right?
As far as the kit being returned at the end of the trial, I have a feeling that a significant amount of what is issued to the troops will be accounted for as 'combat losses' when it comes time to turn the stuff in.
All MFRs and associated pouches will likely score leagues above the current issue Tac-Vest, but the whole purpose of this trial is to identify a set of characteristics (other than being modular) which will be specified for the eventual (read 5-10 year timeframe) replacement of the tac-vest. i.e. Will it be a 1-piece chest rig, or a 2 piece MAV looking thing, or will it have different front setups and different back setups? How do you decide what style of rig you're going to go with, or pouch design when they're all scoring 3-4/5 on a survey sheet because the only thing the user has to compare against is the Tac-Vest.
This would sort of be like holding an ice cream judging contest wherby you get 3 people to participate who've only ever had vanilla ice cream before. You sit them down individually in a room and let each one of them try only one type of ice cream: Rocky Road, Neopolitan, or Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Then you take their test scores and try to decide which ice cream is the best. Kind of hard to do without having let the testers try each one of the flavours, right?
As far as the kit being returned at the end of the trial, I have a feeling that a significant amount of what is issued to the troops will be accounted for as 'combat losses' when it comes time to turn the stuff in.
