Abstract: An electrical cable includes a core having a plurality of conductors cabled together in a unidirectional lay and a jacket which surrounds the core. The conductors of the core are insulated from one another, and the jacket includes an internal braid or double counter directional serv. The angle of the lay of the conductors and the angle of the braid or serve, both with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cable, is such that the angle of the lay of the conductors is greater than the angle of the lay of the braid or double counter directional serv. The jacket serves an important function as that of primary load-bearing component of the cable and it adapts the cable to withstand severe mechanical and other abuse over a long life.