Equipment for Combat Swimmers

摘要

Combat swimmers are easily distinguishable from engineer divers, as well as amphibious special operations units, such as the German Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK) or the US Delta Force as they deploy on boats. Notably, in the area of personal equipment, there are actually few new trends, or solutions to report, though constant developments have been made. Overall, however, it can be said that rebreathers are becoming more and more compact and are also being combined with breathing gas monitoring systems (e.g. the MULTISCAN GAS analyser from Siel). They are used for safety during the dive and function as a dive log. The latter in particular are gaining ground with a tactical information background. German company Nie-bergall has advanced radioluminescence for military applications, in this case dive equipment displays. These are now readable even in the dark and do not have to be illuminated first. The SEAL Mk 1 Pro from Italy is the most compact and lightweight oxygen closed circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus (UBA), designed and manufactured by Siel for shallow water and short and medium duration missions.