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Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. SF10, intended for security and special forces use (replaced, at least in SAS service, by the CT12).This mask is fitted with optical insert hooks, and therefore can be used by soldiers who wear glasses. The mask also contains an inner oro-nasal mask to decrease fogging on the lenses. The mask includes a fail-safe drinking device, a Secondary Speech Transmitter (SST) on the side which a Clansman radio system microphone can be clipped to, and corrective lenses can be fitted to the eyepieces. All issued filters for the S10 have expired, the last of which expired in 2014. The S10 respirator was originally due to be replaced by the new General Service Respirator (GSR) in 2007, although replacement efforts officially began in 2011 and all S10 Respirators have since been replaced with the GSR. S10s were issued to British nationals in Saudi Arabia during the 1991 Gulf War and were marked by a blue coloured PSM (Primary Speech Module) fitting or a blue painted spot on the forehead. The S10 was introduced in 1986 as a replacement for the S6 NBC Respirator in service from the 1960s, and is manufactured by Avon Rubber. In 2014 Australian special forces switched to the Avon Protection FM53 Respirator, which was then, along with the ADF-10 in general, later phased out in favour for the Airboss Low Burden Mask (LBM).A British soldier with the S10 respirator during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) warfare exercises The ADF-10 was only modified in Australia, the face piece it self was still manufactured by Avon Rubber in the United kingdom. Printed in DPCU/Auscam camouflage, or in the case of the Royal Australian Navy, a Light Grey/White suit would be used. The haversack has space for the mask, 2 filter canisters (One already connected to the mask), cotton "inner" glove liners, rubber "outer" chemical gloves and space for atropine autoinjectors When the mask is used in a heavily contaminated environment, it would be paired with the Australian version of the Remploy No1 Mk IV NBC/CBRN suit The haversack issued is manufactured by Reploy and was made in an Olive Green colour. If a C420 Powered Air Purifying Respirator is used with the S10, then FR-57 filters manufactured by 3M would be used. Helmets and Gas Masks Filters British Army GSR Gas Mask Army Head Gear MK6 British Army S10 Gas Mask Tactical Fast Helmet Cover DPM Tactical Fast Helmet. From the 90s to the mid to late 2000s Israeli Type-80 filters were used with the ADF-10, which were later replaced by Avon AMF12 filter canisters. The ADF-10 would be paired with a variety of different filters. The ADF-10 would be available in 4 sizes: Additionally, the ADF-10 also used the FM12s drinking tube assembly.
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The main modification for the ADF-10 was the replacement of the rubber head harness with the harness seen with the Avon FM12 Respirator in order to increase user comfort in Australia’s hot climate. First issued in the early 90s as a replacement for the M17, the ADF-10 is the Australian modified version of the S10 respirator.