sleeping gear: Knitted Shirts

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Wool Sweater

FSN8405-223-7511 (size: Small)SpecificationMIL-S-3007

The WWII era jungle sweater was made from olive green (OG-208) wool and was designed to be worn at night in place of sweat-soaked fatigues or under the combat jacket in cool weather. Unfortunately the wool tended to absorb moisture, which made the sweater heavy and difficult to dry. Consequently it was superseded by a nylon version in 1966, though pilots in Vietnam continued to favor the wool shirt due to risk of the nylon melting in a cockpit fire.

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Nylon Sleeping Shirt

FSN 8415-890-2100 (size: Small) SpecificationMIL-S-43357

Introduced in 1966, the olive green (OG-106) lightweight sleeping shirt was made from nylon and was lighter, quicker to dry and more durable than the wool sweater it replaced. It also provided some resistance to insects and mosquitoes. The new shirt was primarily issued to soldiers operating in the highlands of I and II corps, where the wind-chill was significant during the dry season.1 Pilots in Vietnam continued to prefer the original wool jungle sweater due to risk of the nylon melting in a cockpit fire.

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Bron: vietnamgear.com
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