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From: yun@eng.umd.edu (Dragon Taunter)
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Subject: Re: CBR (Gas) masks -- preemptive posting
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Date: 21 Jan 91 03:59:31 GMT
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From: yun@eng.umd.edu (Dragon Taunter)
drn@pinet.aip.org (donald_newcomb) writes:

>Before there are a large number of postings about why some
>TV reporters are saying that the British gas masks are
>"better" than American ones, I thought I would post this.

[...]

A local t.v. station is doing an expose of sorts on why the U.S. is
still using gas masks with 70's technology in it.  Another point to add
is that the British masks have a provision for a voice amplifier with
a speaker.  The M-17 muffles out just enough sound to make speech
practically unintelligible.  It is not a good feature to have basic
communications capability elimiated while under fire.
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