Putting Lives on the Line: The Fast Rope Glove Challenge.

摘要

To protect their hands from rope friction burns during Fast Rope insertions, US troops must wear bulky leather outer gloves on top of their tactical gloves. This makes it difficult for them to operate their weapons and other pieces of kit once on the ground. This evaluation examines some possible candidate materials that may be used to make one pair of gloves for both the fast rope descent and for shooting/manipulating pieces of the kit. It also discusses considerations for glove construction and the possibility of using other non-glove solutions to tackle this issue.