In order to be thorough, I suppose I should also explain the last ditch specs for the field cap and uniforms which were introduced as temporary specs in Edict 652 of 1st December 1944.
This Edict specified Ersatz specs, which were extras only for the remaining duration of the Greater East Asia War.
This edict described the simplified field cap specs as----
-Chin strap in black leather attached to cap body by sewing without using buttons
-No vent holes
-Adjustment lace-up holes along rear slit reduced to 2 only
The same regulation also introduced jackets similar to the German M44 jackets with chest pockets that had triangle flaps, no side slashes nor back seams with length reaching only about 10 cm below the top of the pelvis.
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