By Yang Jie and Li Youtao
杨捷、黎友陶
BEIJING, Jan.25 -- The troops of the PLA Navy's Nansha Garrison have begun to try on the new tropical combat uniforms for island-and-reef environment at the start of 2021.
北京1月25日 -- 新年伊始，专门为热区岛礁部队官兵设计的新型作战服装在海军南沙守备部队试穿试用。
"The new combat clothing, being light, breathable, quick-drying and comfortable, is more suitable for the environment around the Nansha Islands and reefs," said Li Zhenshuang, a service member of the garrison force guarding the Yongshu reef, after finishing his morning training on January 14, 2021.
“新型作战服装轻便透气、速干舒适，更适合南沙岛礁环境。”1月14日，南沙永暑礁守备部队战士李振爽在结束上午的训练后说道。
This is another batch of new-type combat uniforms tried on by troops stationed on Nansha Islands following the provision of the tropical combat boots at the end of 2020. It is reported that the new suits mainly includes tropical camouflage combat uniforms and underwear for island-and-reef environment.
这是继去年底，热区岛礁作战靴在南沙岛礁试穿试用后，又一批新型作战服装在各礁试穿试用。据悉，这批新型作战服装主要涵盖两个品种：热区岛礁迷彩服和热区内衣裤。
China's Nansha Islands are located on the edge of the equator. The natural environment features high humidity, temperature and radiation all year round. It's learned that the tropical camouflage combat uniforms for troops stationed on the tropical islands and reefs have been tailored with optimal designs for armpits and pockets based on the new-type general combat uniforms. Besides, the camouflage uniforms adopt special blended fabrics, characterized by moisture absorption and quick-drying, bacteriostasis and antibiosis, as well as being comfortable and breathable, wear-resistant, tear-resistant, and ultraviolet-resistant, to meet the multiple needs in combat and training under the scorching sun on the islands.
南沙岛礁位于赤道附近，日照时间长，常年高温、高湿。据介绍，热区岛礁迷彩服款式以新型通用作战服款式为基础，对腋下、衣兜等局部进行优化设计；面料采用涤、棉等混纺织物，具有“吸湿快干、抑菌抗菌、耐磨抗撕裂、抗紫外线”等特点，可以满足南沙环境下多种任务防护需要。
“The new underwear is close-fitting, lightweight, moisture absorption and quick-drying, as well as comfortable and breathable," said Zhan Jiansong, a service member of the PLA Nansha Garrison.
守礁战士詹鉴松表示，“新型热区内衣裤贴身轻便，面料排汗快，穿着干爽透气。”
According to Zhou Jiang, a quartermaster assigned to a naval troop unit under the PLA Southern Theater Command，the trying-on of combat uniforms for tropical island-and-reef environment will be continued in a bid to improve the protective performance and comfortability of the new-type combat uniforms .
南部战区海军某部采购供应处副处长周江介绍，他们将持续推进热区岛礁作战服装试穿试用工作，进一步提高新型作战服装防护性、舒适性。
