Squaddies have long complained about being sent out without good enough equipment; there have been several scandals over soldiers killed because they lacked body armour or other kit.
士兵们抱怨受遣时没有足够好的装备绝非一朝一夕;而且战士由于防弹衣或其他装备不充分而身亡的丑闻亦有前科。
The two-year-old boat seemed structurally sound and was loaded with new emergency equipment: a life raft, a flare kit, two radios, flashing beacons, and a satellite phone.
这艘船用了已经两年了,结构十分稳固,又装上了新的紧急救援设备:一个救生圈,一套照明设备,两台收音机,闪光灯和一架卫星电话。
One might argue that the mounting price of weapons does not matter given that modern equipment is so much more effective than older kit.
有人可能会说,既然现代武器装备的效力大过旧有装备,价格上涨又有何妨。