Armed Forces of Republic of Croatia use several methods to protect their equipment. They range from coatings, dry air to the use of vapor corrosion inhibitors (VpCI). Of all these methods the use of VpCI technology was the most successful for the following reasons:
• VpCI is economical
• Effective
• Environmentally friendly
• Protected equipment can easily be reused
• Less people are needed to work on conservation
The results of use of VpCIs in conservation of infantry weapons in the Armed Force of Republic of Croatia are shown in this paper. After being equipped with VpCI polyethylene film weapons were ready for storage at different locations in regard of different climates. One location was in the area of mild, Mediterranean climate, the other in cold, mountain climate and third in dry continental climate. 10% of all stored weapons were removed periodically for inspection to verify the effectiveness of corrosion protection. The results of the inspection procedure in this paper show the advantages of using VpCIs to protect weapons and military equipment when compared to other methods