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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
As for the masks, older teams would still be using the M17A1 masks, with the newer teams using the M50 series masks.
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Might want to rethink the M50, it's cool, and I like them as well, but the filter is proprietary and difficult to swap. Also, as of 2018, there is still ONLY a CBRN filter for the M50. A CBRN filter will NOT provide protection from industrial chemicals, as I had to PAINFULLY explain to many commanders in Iraq. Hence, I would stick with a Mask system that uses the NATO 40mm Cannister systems, MSA and SCOTT make a plethora of additional filters that would allow the mask to be used by Decon and HazMat teams as well as rank and file.
Remember, TMP was PLANNED for 3-5 years post-Oopsie… a lot of those chemicals would still be around and being poorly stored.
But that's just my 2 Pesos (not useable as currency in the Occupied Areas of the Republic of Monterrey)