Le Sweatha yaseMkhosini uyilo olufanayo olwakhutshwa njenge "sweater yealpine" ukuya kwi-commando okanye iiyunithi ezingaqhelekanga ngexesha leWWII.Ngoku ibonwa rhoqo yimikhosi ekhethekileyo okanye ukhuseleko lomkhosi, apho uboya bunikezela ngolawulo olwamkelekileyo lwe-thermal kuluhlu olubanzi lwemozulu kunye namanqanaba omsebenzi.Amagxa kunye neengqiniba ezomeleziweyo zinceda ukunciphisa ukukhuhlana ukusuka kumaleko angaphandle, imitya yobhaka, kunye nezitokhwe zompu.