MP Encumbrance action penalty

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I'm finding the encumbrance a little worrying.
in order to get under that 12kgs (average person's unencumbered status)
One is almost relegated to running the wasteland in basic issued clothing:
Basics: Clothes, Resistweave, armor:
Coveralls 1.7
PASGT: 5.7 (vest and helmet, 'cause, you know, it's dangerous out there!)
Boots: 1.5
Set of underwear .2 (nothing like blisters on your feet or that horrible chaffing to encourage wearing of undergarments)
BDUs? They don’t mention them in the rule book. Estimate 2kgs

This is 11.1 kgs.
Add your empty webgear 1kg, and you're over.

So let's take the average person (on an above average mission) at 22 STR,
Add Clothes (and armor), and the full basic kit. 26.7kgs
You are now at a negative on actions and endurance.
Now most of you may feel safe with only that MP issued survival knife, but others may opt for a firearm. Add one of the weapon packs at an average of about 20kg.
46.7kgs in 1.3kgs, you'll be heavily encumbered and a -2 to actions and endurance. Giving you, Mr Average, 1 action. You can't even aim your weapon before you shoot. You sir, are almost combat ineffective.

Nice PMs may want to allow clothing (outer wear, underwear, MP overalls, boots) to be worn with no penalty. Maybe even discount or halve the effective weights on armor and web gear items for former service member player characters. Because odds are, they wore that stuff day in and day out for years and are quite used to wearing it in difficult conditions.

Thoughts?