Body Armor Set, Individual Countermine

The Body Armor Set, Individual Countermine (BASIC) is an armored clothing system designed to be worn by dismounted Soldiers during mine-clearing exercises. In addition to the MICH TC-2000 Combat Helmet and Interceptor body armor, BASIC includes ballistic protective trousers, overboots to protect against fragmentation, the Blast Protective Footwear System (BPFS), and a fragmentation-resistant face shield. The BPFS does not significantly impair Soldier mobility during mine-sweeping and probing operations, nor does it interfere with the Soldier’s operation of hand-held mine detectors.


Blast Protective Footwear System

The Blast Protective Footwear System is a standoff personal protection system. The BPFS may supplement or replace the overboot used with the system and provides more than six times the protection for feet and lower legs.

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This article incorporates work from https://peosoldier.army.mil/newpeo/Equipment/Temp.asp?id=spe_basic, which is in the public domain as it is a work of the United States Military.