Question for Interceptor Arm Protectors

[Merit]

Anyone have info and pics of Arm Protectors for Interceptor? And how they are being issued?

[Crewdog]

What more info do you need? They have the same rating as the vest and wrap around the bicep. Come in three colors and they are being issued to troops in harms way.

[rokdoc]

Unit by unit. Some units, only gunners get them. Others, every single soldier wears them, wether they want to or not. They suck.

[Bohemoth]

Anyone have info and pics of Arm Protectors for Interceptor? And how they are being issued?
Infos and photos can be found here: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/interceptor.htm

Btw, haven't seen any Marines use the Arm Protectors, but many regular Army operators. Any reason?

Following is the from the above mentioned source:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/interceptor-dap-image3-s.jpg

The Deltoid and Axillary Protectors (DAP) component of the IBA provides for additional protection from fragmentary and projectiles to the upper arm and underarm areas. These features allow Commanders to tailor Soldier protection to meet mission threat conditions. Iraqi Freedom combat operations increased the extensive use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) by terrorist insurgents. Whereas the Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) of the IBA provides torso protection from the fragmentary effects of IEDs, combat commanders and medical personnel identified a shortfall in the upper arm and under arm areas not currently covered by the IBA. To meet this threat and to provide an increased level of protection, DAP was developed. DAP consists of two ambidextrous modular components, the Deltoid (upper arm) Protector and the Axillary (under arm) Protector. The Deltoid Protector attaches at the shoul-der of the OTV and is secured around the wearer's arm with a strap. The Axillary Protector is worn under the OTV and is attached to the underside of the shoulder portion of the OTV and to the interior adjustment strap on the lower side of the OTV. The DAP provides the same level of protection as the OTV. They are issued in sets of two each. The 2004 Army budget bought 50,000 Deltoid Extension sets, all of which were shipped to selected troops by the end of September 2004. The Army requested funding in the 2005 budget to equip all 132,000 Soldiers in the Central Command area of operations with the extension.