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ZodSqd donning the German CBRN suit "Zodiak", in fact a bit tricky without buddy aid - taking 15 minutes.

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The CBRN suit Zodiak is a multipart protective suit of the German Federal Armed Forces manufactured from sturdy butyl rubber . It is not supplied to all soldiers, especially not to combat units, but is worn by the CBRN defense troops during decontamination activities or similar.

The suit consists of a pair of rubber flap trousers, a rubber top with fixed hood, rubber gloves and rubber boots.

The trouser's legs are pulled outward over the boots. Metal rings are inserted into the bootleg metal rings to stabilize and strengthen those in order to have a firm and gas-tight connection with the trouser's flexible rubber hem after pulling up the trousers. This compound is by most users considered as the great weak point of the Zodiak, since there often occur leaks while the Zodiak is worn.

The pants are connected to top by a roll closure. Pants and top each are equipped with an rubber apron, which are highly wrapped lying one on another. This winding is best to be done in buddy aid, however, it is considered as a robust and dense solution without any damageable moving parts like a zipper.

In the head cover of the top are three openings separated by rubber webs that can be drawn over the edges of the eye glasses and the filter connection and exhalation valve of the NBC protective mask M65 to give a gas-tight connection to the mask. The M65 mask was - unlike the Zodiak - personal basic equipment of every German soldier. With some inaccuracy of fit the hood can also used wearing the upgraded combat Mask M65z, which next to the filter connecting has a connector for a drinking valve. The latter combination can be used to extend the possible action time wearing the Zodiak suit through intermediate hydration.

The gloves manufactured from flexible thinner rubber are pulled onto the stiffened arm ends of the top part of the suit creating a very tight connection.