They didn't have body armour, no, and fewer batteries. You can get a fair idea of what how little they were carrying compared to current deployments from https:

They didn't have body armour, no, and fewer batteries. You can get a fair idea of what how little they were carrying compared to current deployments from https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194942 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194942 Allegedly RM commandos deployed in Afghanistan are carrying roughly twice the load ...