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ALICE (All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment)
Photo: Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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ALICE(All-PurposeLightweightIndividualCarryingEquipment)

Load Carriage Systems · United States · 1973
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ALICE(All-PurposeLightweightIndividualCarryingEquipment)

ALICE (All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment)
ALICE (All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment) Photo: Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Load Capacity
60
Comfort
55
Weight Distribution
50
Durability
80
Modularity
70
Adjustability
65
Quick-Access
40
Low Weight
75
Versatility
70
Cost-Effectiveness
90
Origin United States
CategoryLoad Carriage Systems
EraCold War
In service1973
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
62
Load Carriage Systems MASS Rating
2/2
Cold War
4/4
All-Time
Load Carriage Systems · 10 axes scored
Load Capacity
60
Comfort
55
Weight Distribution
50
Durability
80
Modularity
70
Adjustability
65
Quick-Access
40
Low Weight
75
Versatility
70
Cost-Effectiveness
90
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the load carriage systems category.
01 / Overview
ALICE (All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment)
Production
1973–
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEMS · COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
62
load carriage systems category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the load carriage systems category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1973Production started
53
years in service
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