Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops

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Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops was a U.S. military body armor system used by ground forces before being superseded by more advanced protective gear.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military body armor system
personal protective equipment
abbreviation PASGT
alsoKnownAs PASGT armor
flak vest
armorType soft armor
component PASGT helmet
PASGT vest
countryOfOrigin United States
designedFor field combat use
ground troops
designedToProtect head
torso
vital organs
enteredService early 1980s
era late Cold War U.S. body armor
helmetDesignInfluence modern U.S. combat helmet shapes
helmetMaterial Kevlar
intendedThreats low-velocity projectiles
shell fragments
shrapnel
introducedInPeriod late 1970s
legacyUse some foreign militaries
training
material Kevlar
operator United States Army
United States Marine Corps
primaryUsePeriod 1980s
1990s
protectionLevel fragmentation
limited small-arms protection
replaced M-69 flak vest
Vietnam War–era body armor
sawServiceInConflict Gulf War
Invasion of Grenada
Panama invasion
Somalia operations
peacekeeping missions
serviceEntryContext Cold War
standardIssueFor U.S. Army ground combat units
U.S. Marine Corps ground combat units
status largely retired from front-line U.S. service
supersededBy Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert systems
Improved Outer Tactical Vest
Interceptor Body Armor
usedBy U.S. ground forces
combat support troops
infantry soldiers
vestFeature ballistic nylon or Kevlar layers

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Interceptor Body Armor replaced Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Advanced Combat Helmet replaced Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops helmet
linked to: Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops abbreviation PASGT
linked to: Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops alsoKnownAs PASGT armor
linked to: Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops