
vedikkoppukal boot

sainika paadarakshakalude oru roopamaanu vedicope boottukal. 1860kalude madhyam muthal oru noottaandinu sesham 1960kalil rubber-soul boot dii. emm. ezz ('direct mould soul' ennathinu) upayogichu maattisthaapikkunnathuvar britiish sainyathinum britiish saamrajyathinum komanveltthinumulla mattu senakalkkum avaa saadhaarana poratta boottaayirunnu. 
1800kalude thudakkam muthal sevanathilundaayirunna muun kanankaalinte boottukal avar maatti. vedicope boottukal (ippol boottukal, kanankaalil, general sarvees ennariyappedunnu) innu britiish, komanvelthu sainyangal aachaaraparamaaya pothu chumathalakalkkayi upayogikkunnu, prathyekichu britiish sainyathinte gaard nalkunna gaard division.
vividha paattenukalil nirmmicha eee bhaarameriyathum pothinjathumaaya kanankaalinte bootukalkku pothuvaaya oru padamaanu "vedicope boottukal". kuthirappadayaalikal (britiish sainyathinte aasthaanam) ennathinupakaram voolvichile (peerankikalude aasthaanathe rejiment) maasttar gunner yudhopakarana board charitraparamaayi vaangiyathum 'vedikkoppukalude gunanilavaaram' ullathumaaya boottukalil ninnaan eee peru vannathennu karuthappedunnu.
charithram.
saadhaaranayaayi thukal laseukal, irumbu heale plate, calviral plate, irumbu niracha thukal soul ennivayulla, line cheyyaatha kanankaalinte boottukalaayirunnu vedicope boottukal. calviral (toow cap), kaundar (heale cap) ennivayekkaal vyathyasthamaaya thukal upayogichaanu palappozhum vaamb (munbhagam), kwartezhs (vashangal) enniva nirmmikkappettirunnath, onnu "pebble grained" (dimpled) thukalum mattonn minusamarnna thukalum kondaanu nirmmichirikkunnathu. sukhakaramallaathe kadinamaayi dharikkunna reethiyilum deerghakaalam nilanilkkunna reethiyilumaanu avaa roopakalppana cheythirikkunnathu. dharichayaal march cheyyumbol hobneyilil pothinja arakkettukal uchathil oru crunching shabdam undaakki, ithu avarkk "kranchi" enna vilipperu nedikkodutthu.
onnaam lokamahaayudhathinu munbu, britiish sainikarkk rund jody boottukal nalkiyirunnu, randum thavitt niratthilulla finishil nirmmichathum karutha niratthil minukkiyathumaayirunnu. oru hraswa kaalayalav (1908 muthal 1914 vare) undaayirunnu, avide avarkk oru jody nalki, athu paredinum drillinumaayi karuppil kaikondu minukkiyirunnu, koodaathe oru jody ksheenam duticayum feeld sarveesinaayum asamskritha thavitt niratthilulla thoppiyil poortthiyaakki. onnaam lokamahaayudham mattu raankukalkku thavitt lether boottukalilekku thirichupokaan nirbandhitharaakkukayum paattenukalude lalithavalkkaranavum nadatthi, ennaal minukia karutha boottukal ippozhum chila vyakthikaloo unitukaloo seelam kaaranam dharichirunnu. svanthamaayi unifom vangiya udyogasthar appozhum poolish cheytha braun boottukalum feeld sarvees unifomumaayi poruthappedunna lether saam braun belttum dharikkendathund, avare avarude aalukalil ninnu verittunirthukayum cheiyunnu. udyogastharude bootukalkku heale plettukal undaayirunnu, pakshe avaykku thaadiyellukal maattisthaapikkaan kazhiyumennathinaal eaka stadukalum calviral plettukalum illaayirunnu. 1927ll sweekaricha general sarvees aaya pilkkala boottukal karutha thukalil faaktariyil ninnu vitharanam cheythu.
paattenukal.
1887 muthal 1907 vareyulla kaalaghattatthilaanu yadhaartha paatten 1037 nirmmichathu. randaam boyer yudhathil (1899-1902), sivilian nirmmathaakkal vyathyastha nirmmaana saankethikavidyakal kaaranam (mesheen-seen apparukal allengil glude-oonn outtar solukal polullava) 1037 paattenil niravadhi vakabhedangal nirmmichu.1907 muthal 1911 vare mechappetta 1037i paatten sweekarichu. 1911 muthal 1914 vare samanamaaya 7325,7326 paattenukal avar oru replacement bootinaayi gaveshanam nadathumbol thaalkkaalikamaayi maatti. pareekshanathmaka "eiii", "echen" seereesukalum eee kaalayalavil nirmmichuvenkilum onnaam lokamahaayudhathinte thudakkathode avaa kaalaharanapettu.
1915 aayappozhekkum pradhaanamaayum bii2, bii5 enniva ulkkollunna bii seerees aarambhichu. neytha paruthikkuthirakalulla vedicope boottinte oru maathrkayum, oru playin-lether kaundarum, lether toow toppiyum illaathathumaayirunnu athu. thukal samrakshikkunnathinum uthppaadanam vardhippikkunnathinam ithu srishtichathu. boot shakthippeduthunnathinum vardhippikkunnathinum bii 2 seereesinu mukalile bhaagangalkkidayil oru thirascheenamaaya seam undaayirunnu, koodaathe "bii 5" seereesinu vaambinum kwartezhsinum idayil rivettukal undaayirunnu.
1918ll yudhaananthara 9902 maathruka sevanathil vannu. athil oru "klambu soul" (otta kashanam solum kuthikal), minusamarnna lether vaambum kwartezhsum, pebbled-lether kaundarum toow-cappum undaayirunnu. thavitt niratthilulla thukalilaan ithu vannathenkilum karutha niratthil minukkiyirunnu.
1924ll boot general sarvees (bgs) yude mungamiyaaya 4055 boot paatten puratthirangi. thavitt niratthilulla thukalil vanna ithinu 25 hobneyilukalundaayirunnu. 1927ll, pilkkala paatten 10085 boot, bgs, karutha thukalilozhike samanamaayirunnu.
vyathyastha paattenukal.
pedalukalkku kedupaadukal varuthukayum theepporikal srishtikkukayum cheiyunnathinaal vahana drivermar hobneyilukalillaatha boottukal dharichirunnu. 1942ll royal tank rejimentileyum rahasyaanveshana korppileyum kavachitha vahana crewin 1943ll royal armi sarvees korppasinte jalavahana crewin ithu vyapippichu.
vidagtharkkum vedicope stormaarkkum rubber heale, steel heale, toow plettukal illaatha rubber creep soul ennivayulla saadhaarana vedicope boottukal nalki. kathunnatho sphodakavasthukkalo aaya kadakalkku (vedimarunnu allengil petrol polullava) sameepam theepporikal srishtikkunnathu ozhivaakkaanaan ithu. avarkk nishabdamaayi neengaan eluppamaakkunnathinu commandokal nalki.
randaam lokamahaayudhasamayathu, canaden sainyam tokap illaatha oru paatten upayogikkukayum royal eyar fozhsinum royal mareenukalkkum nalkukayum cheythu. sambadvyavasthayude alaveduppaayi 1942 eprilil hobneyilukalude ennam 15 aayi kuranju, pinneedu 1942 septambaril 13 hobneyilukalaayi kuranju.
boottukal valareyadhikam parisheelanathinteyum shradhayudeyum kendramaayirunnu. uyarnna poolish neduka ennathu palappozhum lakshyavum aazhathilulla thilakkam kaivarikkunnathuvare manikkoorukalolam "bulling" (sakthamaaya polishing) aavashyavumaayirunnu. parichayasambannaraaya sainikar boottukalude mangiya uparithalathe mezhukum choodaaya spoon upayogichu "kathikkum", avaa minusamaarnnathum thilangaan eluppavumaakkum.