I must admit that a good H yoke with all the padding extras available on the shoulders and the web belt was better than an Y - but it seemed to be a little bit flimsier and more liableto get tangeled up than the Y yoke .
We originally got issued X yokes similar to the ones issued in the Korean war .This was sturdy gear ,but not very comfortable nor very flexible in applications.They then issued a Norwegian made kit that was a vest with some modular pockets and some sewn on ones .It was more comfy , but the sice of the pouches made laying prone inconvenient .As things tend to drag out in the army regarding getting new kit I jumped of the supply-train here and got myself a south African rig. Great for patrols etc with a gazillion pouches all sown on the kit and straps etc to adjust in many fashions .But again , to many and too big pouches .I also tried an Israeli rig that in effect is pretty close to the SA one .In between I tried the Y and H yokes
In the end I settled on a commercially available "BlackHawk Tac v-1" vest .Sewn on pouches and something like the MOLLE -ish lops on the back to fasten gear that I only ever use to attach the LFR /radio pouch.
It has got a web belt module that I use to attach the big pouches so in the end I would say that I prefer the "V" over both the X,Y and H
