irl-gear

[turbid viper]

extremely practical piece of equipment aka EPPE

[plush topaz]

[fringe hamlet]

yea

[granite tartan]

@plush topaz Can you identify

Oh they asolo

[plush topaz]

You can see the asolo logo

Nice boots

[granite tartan]

i dont know the logo

[plush topaz]

Lots of SF guys used those in Israel. They're the tps evo's

[proud hazel]

They are ok, but the big thing is if there is noise louder then what the source is you will never hear it over that, like say gun fire covering the steps in gravel

[ancient orchid]

Depends on whats goin on

If I’m standing near something like noisy equipment all I hear is the muffled sound of noisy equipment

But I can hear the instructors voices better on the range

Voices in general really amplify quite well

I don’t have any fancy comtacs or anything like that though. Just some cheap shit I bought from the PX

[coarse laurel]

its a game changer for sure

That’s why I always run them on my helmets

[ancient orchid]

My unit doesn’t have any and I’m not dropping 500 on them either

[coarse laurel]

Rip, who you with?

[ripe patio]

If it’s real?? 🤣

[plush topaz]

Thicc

[verbal karma]

Depending on your definition I guess

[plush topaz]

@verbal karma in a good way

[snow scarab]

ngl, you look like brandon herrera like this

[verbal karma]

Brandon looks like me

But not at all

[plush topaz]

I like everything on your rifle except the stupid magwell

[verbal karma]

It works

Very well

People simp over the HRF concepts magwell

Well this is the OG

Just more material and a bigger funnel

[plush topaz]

I no like

That front sling mount is awesome.

Exactly what I would use

[leaden junco]

Does anybody know the actual camo ID for the Bear SPN Clothes?

[verbal karma]

Arid Flora

A continuation of VSR

[proud hazel]

i am looking for ideas for my belt setup any one wanna show what they use

[verbal karma]

I like mountain/urban flora

but Kamush is my fav

[plush topaz]

Holster mag pouch ifak

I leave space for handcuffs baton radio

[proud hazel]

yea but how do you have it set up

[verbal karma]

I have my eye on a jacket like this but in Kamush

[plush topaz]

Ifak at 6. Holster mag pouch 9 and 3 o'clock.

The rest is personal preference

[proud hazel]

how do you place the rifle mag on your belt

do you have the bullets forward or backward

i am being told to place them backward

[leaden junco]

I cant find anything on the internet about this

it just brings up dumb woodland shit

[verbal karma]

Look up Russian Mountain Flora

[verbal karma]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325046523307

[proud hazel]

i dont like the sig lpvos

they suck

i also dont like aero

aero is at lest fine

[ripe patio]

Wrong channel my bad lol

[proud hazel]

your good

[plush topaz]

I don't use rifle mags on my belt. Round forward always

[proud hazel]

idk i been playing with it backwords and you can beer can grip it and reload fine

[plush topaz]

Personal preference. I've been doing rounds forward for 18 years lol

[granite tartan]

Belt it’s rear

[verbal karma]

ew cop

[ripe patio]

With rifle mags round face rear, pistol mags, they face the front

[plush topaz]

I don't use rifle mags on belt

[granite tartan]

Personal

[granite tartan]

I work at Wendy’s

[verbal karma]

Fedorola radio
hancuffs
ALS/SLS holster
safariland leather mag pouches

🤔

Ur a glowie

[granite tartan]

I work at a very dangerous Wendy’s

[naive maple]

rifle mag bullets backward for beer can grip

pistol mags bullets forward

[proud hazel]

Thank you

[plush topaz]

Ya if you do rounds forward on rifle mags your grip on the mag is pretty bad. Easy to drop.

[left flax]

holy crap its thor!!!

[plush topaz]

[verbal karma]

Belt

PC

[granite tartan]

anyone who owns a baofeng needs to be torched at the stake

[verbal karma]

Sounds like something a cringelord who spent $5000 on a Motorola would say

[granite tartan]

@verbal karma Thats crazy i didnt even do any of that

We had a guy try to run a baofeng and it was ghost transmitting

Literally jammed our comms

[verbal karma]

Oh right you’re a fed

[granite tartan]

Garbage ass radios

[granite tartan]

we use XTS5000s

[verbal karma]

Based and jams cop commspilled

[granite tartan]

not a cop

wendys

i have two motorollas

the xts5000 was like $300

[verbal karma]

Jesus the cringe

[granite tartan]

poor

Embrace it

[verbal karma]

I’m convinced the only people who hate fengs are people seething at spending a ton of money on a radio they don’t even use because they have no friends to talk to

I’m not a poor I just don’t bother spending new rifle money on radios

When blister-pack Chinese radios work just fine for hunting, LARPing, training, etc

[proud hazel]

but i am going to get one and i have a full squad of friends

[verbal karma]

Spending over $100 on a radio is big nerd energy

[proud hazel]

i like being a nerd

[granite tartan]

Literally garbage radios

no DMR

no encrpytion

cant use on GMRS

[proud hazel]

no bitches

[granite tartan]

shit spectral clarity

shit range

fall on them you break em

[verbal karma]

Half the things you listed you can't even use unless you're a pig

[granite tartan]

ghost transmission

@verbal karma Or you dont give a fuck

[proud hazel]

i want one so i can be like "hello moto"

[granite tartan]

i cant do any of the cool shit on my personal radio

[verbal karma]

Also you can absolutely use GMRS freqs on a feng

in the same way you can use FRS

by just not caring

[granite tartan]

So.... what have we learned

[proud hazel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I-CNEQBJhk

[granite tartan]

baofengs are still garbage

[verbal karma]

God I fucking hate motorola fanboys

[proud hazel]

its just from my child hood

[snow scarab]

yikes, but also retro

[verbal karma]

The company that makes the radio you nerd out over literally hates you

[proud hazel]

i am not nerding out

[granite tartan]

not also even a fanboy

they're good radios

[proud hazel]

it was my parents ring tone

[granite tartan]

You're coping and malding about a bad radio?

[snow scarab]

TRI-152

[verbal karma]

"OMG this $30 radio doesn't have the same spectral clarity as my $5000 trunked digital radio"

[snow scarab]

literally the closest thing you can get to a prc-152

[verbal karma]

Who gives a shit

[plush topaz]

Baofengs are awesome. For the price and capability. Simply cannot be beat.

[verbal karma]

Exactly

[proud hazel]

idk what that is

[verbal karma]

I only care about a radio enough to spend like $50 on one

[snow scarab]

it’s a 152 clone made by TRI. it’s like 300 and has insane range

just another HAM radio

[granite tartan]

Lol...

[snow scarab]

but takes prc-152 downleads and antennas

[proud hazel]

i will just get a moto

[snow scarab]

does your motorola transmit 50 miles?

[verbal karma]

How yikes? It's an Eagle industries belt I originally got to make an LBE belt

[snow scarab]

mainly the buckle

[granite tartan]

the range doesnt matter at all

[verbal karma]

It now is kinda splitting the difference

[snow scarab]

see if you can’t get a cobra

[proud hazel]

@snow scarab come talk to me about this radio in voice

[verbal karma]

I have several other buckles I could use

[snow scarab]

at work rn

[proud hazel]

lsmr

lame

[snow scarab]

we just slow af

[verbal karma]

The ITW one works fine

[snow scarab]

cobra is better. more secure

[verbal karma]

if it breaks I'll replace it with one of the Fidlock samples I have

I'm aware

I have a cobra buckle on my raptor belt that doesn't fit me anymore

[granite tartan]

@snow scarab Stop reccomending airsoft radios

[verbal karma]

Stop being so cringe piggy

[granite tartan]

if you dont want to spend a ton of money on a radio buy a kenwood or a yaesu for $50

[snow scarab]

it’s literally not an airsoft radio

but ok

[plush topaz]

You think airsofters use Ham radios

[granite tartan]

You are so dumb

it fucking hurts

like you have to be spoonfed

[snow scarab]

i’m talking about a legit ham radio?

[verbal karma]

My UV-9R was $30 and is waterproof

[plush topaz]

Hey. Rude.

[granite tartan]

and then you still give shit takes

[verbal karma]

Why are all cops such cringe assholes

[plush topaz]

That's my next one. I have 5R's

[fluid plover]

[snow scarab]

@coarse laurel explain

[granite tartan]

Fine i sorry

[verbal karma]

I've had like 3 5Rs

I gave one away to a friend

[snow scarab]

he’s the one who recommended it due to its likeness to a 152

[plush topaz]

They break? Buy more!

[coarse laurel]

explain what

[snow scarab]

the tri152

[verbal karma]

Exactly

[snow scarab]

and how it’s not just the baofeng rebranded

[coarse laurel]

it isnt though

[verbal karma]

It's a $20 radio who gives a shit if it breaks easily

[snow scarab]

like mike the cop seems to think

[coarse laurel]

that would be the AR-152, thats literally the baofeng with shell

TRI's are something else

[plush topaz]

Amazing radio to learn comms on

It's pretty much unanimous

[granite tartan]

baofengs are good to learn on cause they're cheap

[plush topaz]

They're good to use because they're cheap.

[snow scarab]

didn’t you say it takes all the same downleads and antennas?

or am i tripping?

[granite tartan]

yaesu is $50

and doesnt ghost transmit

and has consistent wattage

[snow scarab]

well mostly the same

[coarse laurel]

yes TRI uses nato 6 pin

literally interfaces with your peltor PTT

out of the box

hell you can even put it on an asip handmic

if thats ur fancy

it also uses harris antennas

[snow scarab]

that’s what i thought

vs the motorola you have to buy all of Motorola’s shit

[granite tartan]

you dont

[coarse laurel]

lol dude, i took some harris atennas from work and they work with this

thats literally how i get my range

[snow scarab]

gah damn

i could possibly be buying peltors from a guy soon

[coarse laurel]

and thales stuff work too

[snow scarab]

he bought amps and is selling his

[coarse laurel]

i also use harris batteries on this

for spares

[snow scarab]

pretty sure they are 3s

[coarse laurel]

idk how the fuck thats a baofeng if it takes that shit

[granite tartan]

yes BUY FAKE RADIOS

[verbal karma]

I just think mr fed is hilarious

[snow scarab]

oml, you just can never change opinions

[verbal karma]

"hur dur the $20 analog Chinese walkie talkie isn't as good as my overpriced Motorola digital radio!!!"

[coarse laurel]

dude it has a KDU like the real thing

[verbal karma]

Yea no shit fed

[coarse laurel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrPHjJQ9MPY

im about to grab one so i dont have to fuckin take it out of the pouch to change shit

[snow scarab]

holy fuck

[verbal karma]

Hmm

[granite tartan]

You are a dumbass

[coarse laurel]

why are you so invested in his choices anyways

[snow scarab]

doesn’t seem to be that way

considering you got proven wrong

and still wanna call it an airsoft radio

[granite tartan]

No one proved me wrong

[verbal karma]

Because it's not that you're wrong

[snow scarab]

you said i was wrong

[verbal karma]

you're absolutely right that Motorola radios are better than baofengs

it doesn't change the fact that you're a cringe ass

[granite tartan]

Based

i bow t=o you

[verbal karma]

and that you probably paid too much for your stupid MTSxxxxx

and that Motorola hates you

[plush topaz]

Wait nobody said baofengs were the best radios. We said they're the best for the money.

And that's just fax

[granite tartan]

They arent

Yaesu and kenwood are $50

and wont break and dont ghost transmit

[verbal karma]

and that dudes are literally out there somewhere right now actually using Fengs to train and hunt and be based while your gucci digital cringe shit is sitting in your mom's basement

[plush topaz]

[coarse laurel]

i use the tri-152 outside of work, yeah its a knock off of the real thing but that shit works. real 152's arent really something you can get ahold of outside of the military because of encryption and comsec

also helps that real 152 parts work

that means i dont have to spend extra money for a whole other system

[verbal karma]

Hell there's Ukuleles out in Bakmut or wherever the front line is now using Fengs to call in arty on vatniks while you sit around trying to figure out how to program your Motorola because they won't let you have the software

[granite tartan]

id rather use a baofeng than a tri-152

[plush topaz]

Mike likes to die on hills. Don't mind him

[verbal karma]

Is he a cop?

he posted a cop belt

[plush topaz]

No he works at Wendy's

Right @granite tartan?

[verbal karma]

It'd be slightly less cringe if he was a cop

[plush topaz]

He's in the process of becoming a cop I think.

[granite tartan]

@plush topaz DMM please

DM

[coarse laurel]

lol the fuckin motorolas we have in ranger school is so shit its infuriating

[granite tartan]

i work for at&t

[coarse laurel]

when you get too far into the thick brushes in the swamps of georgia transmission gets so spotty

almost got someone killed

[verbal karma]

like don't get me wrong I despise cops

[granite tartan]

Same

[plush topaz]

@granite tartan check this out.

Alternative for Arcteryx leaf cold WX

[granite tartan]

i use an arc teryx ATOM LT

[verbal karma]

but people who larp as cops/aspire to be cops are worse

[plush topaz]

https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/allies-colossus-parka-289506?or_color=8005&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Prospecting_Sales_7DC1DV_CA_AdvantagePlus+_01.18.23_CA_AdvanatgePlus_BRD_All_All_Auto_Purch_11.02.22&utm_content=DPA_1x1_Studio_DPA_All_TestOfTime_ProductName_PDP

[verbal karma]

Based OR

[plush topaz]

@granite tartan is that cheaper than the cold Wx?

[granite tartan]

@verbal karma

🥸

@plush topaz OR is good

just doesnt get cold enough for it here

[plush topaz]

The OR is apparently warmer than the Arcteryx

[granite tartan]

doesnt suprise me

[plush topaz]

I might give it a try. You don't have to be leo to buy it either unlike Leaf stuff

[proud hazel]

Is it cold enough here

[granite tartan]

I might get this

@verbal karma Serious question

[plush topaz]

I have the Gen 1

[granite tartan]

How the fuck you think I got this

[proud hazel]

Wendy's

[granite tartan]

Wendys go HARD

[proud hazel]

They call you when the frosty machine is broken

[verbal karma]

I love my OR down jackey

I can't remember the model number

[plush topaz]

All Wendy's employees are issued Motorola xts radios and wear level 3 armour

[granite tartan]

GOing to probably get the arc teryx BETA AR

[verbal karma]

IDK ebay?

[granite tartan]

this is an APX6000

[verbal karma]

Don't really care tbh

[plush topaz]

Right

My work radio is an xts

[granite tartan]

XTS radios are dank

[verbal karma]

I think I have the Helium down jacket

[muted gate]

whats mikes hill this halfhour?

[verbal karma]

It's either the Helium or the Coldfront

[granite tartan]

@muted gate Baofeng radios

[plush topaz]

Nice. Good coats.

[coarse laurel]

I have this too at work

[granite tartan]

and telling people not to buy airswos

[granite tartan]

i dont want to show my display i dont want to get fired lol

[granite tartan]

mine is beat to ever living fuck

[coarse laurel]

Lmao

I hate how I have to fight over the battery chargers at work

[granite tartan]

i get assigned a battery

[coarse laurel]

I got stuck with a dead radio because some genius took it out of the charger

When I was out in the woods

[granite tartan]

@coarse laurel its a cool radio

[verbal karma]

I think it is the Helium

[plush topaz]

[verbal karma]

I'm getting thrown off because I've had it for a few years and the models have changed

Damn I don't have any pictures of me wearing it

[plush topaz]

It's ok I believe you

[snow scarab]

@coarse laurel i just realized, i have no training on the 152

only in the old ass backpack radios

[verbal karma]

I also have a pretty decent Cabelas down jacket

[muted gate]

ah yes, chineseium arid

[verbal karma]

It's True Timber

I think the jacket is probably made in Vietnam or Bangladesh

I have other camos lol

[storm peak]

Habibi the 152 radio set comes with it already

[coarse laurel]

not for the actual 152 but for the tri 152

[storm peak]

Plus like the module is silly lol

[verbal karma]

On the whole that seems really expensive for what's ostensibly a Baofeng in an abs shell

[coarse laurel]

*aluminum

[verbal karma]

Still

[snow scarab]

holy fuck

a jumpable ladder? that’s nutty

how much weight does the collapsible hold?

[twin creek]

deadass thought that was a tree

[granite tartan]

@low fox fuck I want to know what you do

[verbal karma]

Folding for a jumpable ladder vs collapsing?

I guess that'd be more sturdy

but I wouldn't want to be the guy carrying that lol

8lbs isn't too bad tbh

I've heard good things about their belts

As far as ladders go I've only ever been issued 28ft extension ladders and those little giant convertible ones

[proud hazel]

why do you want a ladder

[proud hazel]

its what i have, i like it

[verbal karma]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQeyk1BQ7LE

This is a pretty funny clusterfuck of a situation

[proud hazel]

i dont

[verbal karma]

Don't know if it's true or not but it's been alleged the dude with the blue on his helmet at 2:30 killed a surrendering Russian

And the dude inside who was shot was killed

Allegedly comes from Finns who were part of the mission

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWlk_OHJQ3Q&t=510s

one of these guys

more info

If any of the info is true it makes the whole video look bad tbh

the whole pretext of why even go into the building in the first place is that they were clearing all the buildings looking for the crew of the BMP

and when they went in the Russians shot first, hitting the pointman and forcing them to fight to retrieve him

If they knew the Russians were in there and weren't surrendering because they tried to talk to them and it didn't work, why even push in? Why not hold the exterior and wait for that tank to come in?

Allegedly this happened before the cameraman rolls up

You can see the other team is standing in the doorway mostly pushed into the building already

[eternal shuttle]

Yes

Yes!!!

[verbal karma]

Fight starts after but the team that allegedly shot the Russian is already at the house

On rewatch it seems like they knew they were in there before breaching so yea

Makes no sense

It would make sense if like say they had no clue there were Russians

And we’re clearing buildings hunting the crew of the BMP

But if you know they’re in the building why deliberately walk into a fatal funnel?

[proud hazel]

i would use a grenade

[verbal karma]

Yea clearing buildings like that is really stupid

You know the only people around are enemies

If you know they’re in a building just fucking blow the building to bits

I don’t think so

[muted gate]

Depends on the town. My guess was civilian casualties were a concern

[verbal karma]

They’re asking about putting nades through windows before they even make entry

[muted gate]

Probably in some ROE shit. Hard to tell without asking a guy

[verbal karma]

There's a lot of conflicting info out there

[muted gate]

Yerp

Hell it could just be a bad play call on the spot.

[verbal karma]

One thing that makes me think at least part of the Jaeger story is true is that on twitter when the first video was posted by CivDiv one of the Finns was asking who blue tape helmet was

He makes an appearance in that first vid for a sec

The Finn is claiming he got their friend killed

referring to the point man who was shot in the initial volley

[muted gate]

So wait. They are claming Civ got their joe killed?

[verbal karma]

No

CivDiv isn't in the video

they're claiming the man standing in the doorway with a beard and blue tape on his helmet killed a surrendering Russian at the house before they make entry

and that the point man who was shot was a Finn and died from his injury

I believe that's who is being referred to as "J'brony" the whole video

to me part of the story at least seems credible because the tweet blaming him for the point man dying was posted a while back along with the first video in this series where they're rocketing the BMP

That "J'Brony" guy makes an appearance briefly

and the tweet points him out saying he's to blame

Which would indicate they aren't making things up based on info from this video

There's not really a way to verify how true any/all of this is

It's all 2nd and third hand info

https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/10ofg7d/civ_div_combat_gopro_wiping_out_russian_spetsnaz/j6f73q1/

[plush topaz]

I don’t understand why they’d bother going into the house.

In israel if we know an enemy is in the house we blow up the house.

Or just bulldoze it with a D9

My god this video is cringe

Who are these clowns ?

[snow scarab]

most likely american civilians who thought they had enough “tactical” experience to fight in a war

and were severely wrong

[plush topaz]

You can tell none of them are trained soldiers.

And the fact that they make long winded social media posts about their cluster fuck battles

They’re conflict tourists

[verbal karma]

The bearded one that did an interview with WillyOAM is apparently former USMC

[timber linden]

The American squad leader in that video also plays escape from Tarkov 😂

[verbal karma]

Which one?

The one that did an interview or the one who allegedly executed the Russian?

[low mulch]

laughs in matador launcher

[plush topaz]

Clowns

Video was painful to watch

[granite tartan]

If you know you know

@low fox

[verbal karma]

CivDiv was in Iraq

[granite tartan]

Very cool

[verbal karma]

Eh

[granite tartan]

It’s obvious he wants to go back to war

[verbal karma]

He was with a Kurdish militia for a few months guarding a cave

[granite tartan]

A lot of combat guys do

[verbal karma]

Well

[granite tartan]

Yeah lol

[verbal karma]

If you listen to him during interviews it seems like that’s not the case

He left the Foreign Legion after having to come back here due to COVID

And is currently in Ukraine just fundraising and giving youtube money to legionaries

[stuck hazel]

He’s another guy for people who think they’re the shit to hate on

That’s all I’ve picked up from this convo

[verbal karma]

He’s said the combined arms was too much to handle

Which I totally understand

Ukraine isn’t a shooting war the same way a lot of people fought, trained for and/or were mentally prepared for.

It’s WW1 with modern technology

[granite tartan]

Sounds awful

It is awful

[verbal karma]

I gotta say I have respect for CivDiv for being honest

He has been direct in interviews he didn’t really see any combat in Iraq and that the combat in Ukraine was too much for him.

It takes guts to admit that

[fluid plover]

[stuck hazel]

[granite tartan]

Airsoft

Reported

[stuck hazel]

GOD FORBID

we hate those nerds

[whole vault]

He has an antifa flag hanging on his wall

[stuck hazel]

lol fr?

didnt know that

[whole vault]

In one of his videos. I will find it

[verbal karma]

You sure it’s antifa and not one of those Kurdish militias?

I mean I wouldn’t be surprised

The Kurdish militas are pretty well known to be mostly socialist/communist

But not really in a western sense

He mentions it in several videos

[whole vault]

Of course I cant find it when I want to lol. Its somewhere in one of his videos

[verbal karma]

How everything is essentially communal property

[granite tartan]

Easily

[granite tartan]

Anyone who puts their watch on the inside of their wrist needs to go to the guillotine

[verbal karma]

Mike you really seem to have a lot of very strong opinions

[granite tartan]

Just in this server

It’s fun

My hatred for cope ass baofengs will reign pure

[verbal karma]

It’s okay

[verbal karma]

When you get a bit older you’ll learn the world isn’t quite so black and white and context matters a lot

[granite tartan]

And I still won’t have a $30 radio

That barely works

Rather use the Apple Watch walkie talkie function

[verbal karma]

You’re really mad about that aren’t you

[granite tartan]

Yes

[verbal karma]

I’m not just talking about your strong opinions about radios

[granite tartan]

It lives rent free in my head

My strong opinions come from my years of experience in larping

I am simply a professional

[verbal karma]

Sure

[granite tartan]

You are merely appropriating

Never achieve such greatness

[verbal karma]

Law of diminishing returns really applies a lot to gear

[granite tartan]

Not for radios goof ass

[verbal karma]

Sure

[granite tartan]

For guns yes

But radios no

[verbal karma]

I defer to your autism about your expensive radios

[granite tartan]

I paid $300 for my radio came with a ptt and charger and batteries

[verbal karma]

I will simply say the one thing that instantly proves you wrong

[whole vault]

Found it. Its at 2:05

https://youtu.be/4u_m8NuvH2w

[verbal karma]

“It works for me”

[granite tartan]

The other one is from work

Based

You don’t know what you don’t know

[verbal karma]

It works for me

🤓

[granite tartan]

Baofengs shouldn’t be used for anything serious

and recxomending them is dumb

When there are cheaper options that are consistent

And the market for grey market radios is massive

Disgustingly massive

[verbal karma]

That isn’t his house

[whole vault]

Ah

[granite tartan]

Why does he continue to fight

[verbal karma]

I mean it may be

[granite tartan]

Or whatever

[verbal karma]

He doesn’t

He’s not fighting anymore

[granite tartan]

Why he go to all these war zones

[verbal karma]

But anyway that’s not necessarily his flag

The clip is just a short clip of him running in and grabbing a rocket

It might be his

Maybe not

The door is clearly full of shrapnel

So it’s in Ukraine

Could be a place they were staying for a while and he put it up but it could also just be something that was already there

[stuck hazel]

whys it matter

[verbal karma]

No way to really know tbh

[verbal karma]

His words: he had something to prove to himself and others

In the WillyOAM interview he admitted it was an ego thing

[granite tartan]

Interested

[verbal karma]

Like I said it signals integrity IMO

Takes a shit ton of courage to go into a warzone and come out after and honestly say “hey this is what actually happened. It wasn’t a glamorous situation where I was brave and killed bad guys. I was scared, it sucked and I did it because I wanted to satisfy my own ego.”

[whole vault]

Oh wow they got fucked up

By artillery

Did not see that coming

That guy at the end of the last video has no face

[stuck hazel]

which video

[whole vault]

It wasnt posted here but its the most recent one on his channel

They killed some russian spetsnaz holed up in a house. When they were done a mortar dropped right on them

[stuck hazel]

ayo why did i get warned for politics

[misty mango]

the osama pic

[stuck hazel]

its not political

[misty mango]

this is OEFT
everything is political

[stuck hazel]

lol ok

[stuck hazel]

fucking gnarly video

exactly why you dont want to get into CQB unless you have every advantage under the sun

idk why they didn't just shoot RPGs at it until the building fell down but yk

hindsight is 20:20

[hoary tundra]

🤓

No idea what’s going on but this chat sounds so goofy

[stuck hazel]

tf you on about

leave

[plush topaz]

Post kit

[stuck hazel]

the best response i could have ever thought of

[plush topaz]

It was posted here

Prolly removed

[granite tartan]

@plush topaz my coworkers battery broke on his radio

GG

[plush topaz]

Which

[granite tartan]

What

On his radio

[plush topaz]

Which. Radio.

[granite tartan]

Apx6000

[plush topaz]

Batteries are weak points on any device that uses them.

I've gone through countless ones

[granite tartan]

Yeah

They’re expensive too

Good thing they’re free

[plush topaz]

Yeah

[verbal karma]

I could make a comment here

[misty mango]

baofeng W

[snow scarab]

bro the haley belt is 190 dollars for nothing on it 😂😂😂

[misty mango]

pfff

[verbal karma]

I mean most belts sell with nothing on them

That's still a bit overpriced

The D3 belt looks like a straight up clone of the Eagle Operator Gun Belt

Which is less than $120

AWS SMU is also very similar for $147

Personally I think the SMU and belts like the Raptor Odin are better designs

I don't really like how the PALs on the OGB, Ronin and D3 are basically some sewn on webbing sections

[snow scarab]

thing about the SMU is that for 190 you can get the bare minimum to run a belt

[verbal karma]

Yea I'd definitely trust the SMU's design more too

Define that?

On their site if you add a pistol pouch, a rifle pouch and a medical pouch it pushes it to like $220

[snow scarab]

realistically minimum is one of each magazine

like i prefer my medical on my carrier

[verbal karma]

Porque no los dos

[stuck hazel]

Expecting belts to be sold with pouches isnt exactly reasonable

However $190 for a belt isn’t reasonable either

[snow scarab]

i’m going to have both, just not a full ifak on my belt

[granite tartan]

My brother in christ

you work in a gas station

I now have a Chanel for when we’re linking with baofengs

[snow scarab]

my brother in fed, you owned your shit before becoming a pig

[granite tartan]

I am based obviously

[verbal karma]

I don't even think he's a pig yet

just an aspiring pig

This is how I have it

[granite tartan]

You looking

Ima blow your mind

Actually

Check dm

[verbal karma]

I'm going to change some things around a bit

put some more aid stuff on the belt

[verbal karma]

Moved my magnifier's home to the dump/GP pouch. Now the mini med pouch is a bleeder kit with gauze and chest seals and a booboo kit behind it, the TQ pouch is back on my belt so I have a CAT-7 on the belt and a SOFTT-W on the carrier and the dangler has my wide area laceration/abrasion kit in with my comprehensive IFAK

[inner mulch]

Finally got my Gen4 together for this deployment. IFAK was a bitch to pack

[snow scarab]

move a mag to your side if you can

also, you can use 550 cord to hike up your plate bags to be more form fitting

unless unit SOP says no

what’s your MOS?

[inner mulch]

Rog

[inner mulch]

14T

My unit is anal af about using 550 on our OCIE

[snow scarab]

damn

it’ll make it more comfortable is all

[inner mulch]

Noted, appreciate the advice brother

[snow scarab]

gah damn

[snow scarab]

np

[inner mulch]

Hm?

[timber fog]

All that just to get located by some ham radio nerd as soon as you and your buddies start talking

[granite tartan]

That’s crazy

Praise allah

We did it

[timber fog]

Charge it to da game

[snow scarab]

never met a missile guy

[granite tartan]

We’re irresponsible

[inner mulch]

Yeah theres like maybe 5000 of us lol

[snow scarab]

ah that would explain it

[twilit cape]

@granite tartan was that on a credit card ?

[stuck hazel]

bros got a craighead wallpaper 💀

[misty mango]

i respect it
(he has drip)

[twilit cape]

As long as your in debt at least you have nods

[granite tartan]

I pay for everything with credit

Cash back and purchase protection

[twilit cape]

fuck that

Only certain things I will pay with credit

[granite tartan]

It gets paid immediately

Use it as a debit card

Don’t use it for debt duh

[twilit cape]

Well still fuck that

[granite tartan]

Explain

[twilit cape]

I’ll just continue to save my money

[granite tartan]

Money that sits in a bank loses its value

Invest in night vision

[twilit cape]

I’m not buying night vision probable for a good while

Plus it’s kinda a waste of money to me

[granite tartan]

It’s a huge waste of money

[twilit cape]

also don’t think I’m saying others can buy it, but as of now I’m not buying it

[granite tartan]

I am, I’m gate keeping

[inner mulch]

Idea: a blindingly fucking bright light instead of NODs

[granite tartan]

I want to hunt in the dark with impunity

[stuck hazel]

Doesn’t work

[twilit cape]

Gatekeeping is big gay

[stuck hazel]

Who’s gate keeping

[inner mulch]

The gatekeepers

[stuck hazel]

Cant really do anything about gate keeping night vision

[granite tartan]

You can

Be less poor

[stuck hazel]

You could

But people will continue to gate keep night vision

[twilit cape]

i just choose to not waste my money

plus gatekeeping is cringe

[snow scarab]

auto gating

[plush topaz]

The best waste of money there is.

[plush topaz]

Lebanese army employed this method on their outposts against us on the border. They'd shine a tremendously bright light towards Israel so we couldn't see anything. Nods and eyes useless. Thermals no problem.

[timber fog]

But then no target id

[inner mulch]

High tech problems sometimes necessitate low tech solutions. They have digital? Force them to use analog. They have analog? Force them to use manual.

[misty mango]

incorrect

gatekeeping is extremely based

keeps the idiots away

gotta protect the mfs with geartism

[twilit cape]

It’s not based it’s cringe as fuck

[misty mango]

wrong

state your reasoning

[twilit cape]

Why don’t you since your one of the people in here that knows everything

[misty mango]

i have requested your reasoning first

[twilit cape]

I don’t need to give a reason

[plush topaz]

Yup

[plush topaz]

“Anyone who runs is a Vc. Anyone who stays put is a well disciplined Vc”

[twilit cape]

If you can’t use your brain on why then I don’t really know what to tell you

[snow scarab]

this reminds me of one of my sgts got told their targets were military age males within 200 meters of the FOB 💀

lots of bodies

[plush topaz]

As far as rules of engagement goes, that's about as Good as it gets next to fire at will

[snow scarab]

welcome to 2008 iraq at a US FOB

[stuck hazel]

But… you do

If you don’t then he doesn’t then this conversation is pointless

[twilit cape]

@stuck hazel okay and ?

[stuck hazel]

how to make no one want to talk to you:

[twilit cape]

na

[plush topaz]

Yeah your nvgs will become shitty when you look at light that bright lol

[twilit cape]

I imagined you just used thermals

[stuck hazel]

thermals and night vision have different applications

[twilit cape]

Yes

I’m talking about when they used bright lights against them

[fickle bison]

Lmao, nvg is literal poor gatekeeping

Owning nvg isn't gatekeeping either. If you can afford nods but choose not to buy it, then that's just you. If you can't afford it, then it's a poor people problem.

[twilit cape]

I mean that goes for all things if you have the money and can afford it buy it and if you don’t then okay

[fickle bison]

So how would him buying nods be gatekeeping?

[twilit cape]

That’s what he is saying

I’m just saying it’s cringe

[fickle bison]

Blame the gov for gatekeeping nvg lmao

ITAR is basically the definition of gatekeeping

For people outside the US

[twilit cape]

I think anyone should be allowed to have night vision

Pretty much comes to firearms as well

[fickle bison]

I don't know about that one chief...

[stuck hazel]

neither am i

but lets not talk politics

[stuck hazel]

not everyone is gonna have a thermal, and you're not gonna use a thermal to just do general activities discreetly in the dark

[twilit cape]

I mean your kinda screwed when you do encounter a dude with them

[stuck hazel]

thermals?

[twilit cape]

Yes

[stuck hazel]

i mean not necessarily

[twilit cape]

I’d honestly be more scared of a dude with thermals then one with nods

[stuck hazel]

all depends on the dude

but i get what you mean

thing is with thermals is their uses are pretty much exclusively for reconnaissance and identification of warm bodies

navigation, not so much

[twilit cape]

So these were from a thermal/nvg group I’m in on Facebook but for a rifle mounted thermal dam

[timber fog]

About what I expect from the idf

[stuck hazel]

great example of why thermals aren't some OP "I can see every person because they are warm" device

[misty mango]

thermal battery life💀

[twilit cape]

I know the thermals that went on rifles in the army had shit battery life but these I have no clue

[misty mango]

a few hours at most

[twilit cape]

That’s way better then what I expected

[fickle bison]

uses thermals
Tried to look thru windows
Ngmi...

[whole vault]

Based

[twilit cape]

Yea your not seeing thru windows

[verbal karma]

That looks a lot like a hybrid image

Like thermal overlayed on a digital image

[twilit cape]

Maybe, I’m not sure just got these of Facebook

[plush topaz]

Actually that's a quote from full metal jacket. But nice attempt at slandering the idf

[verbal karma]

There’s too much detail in an image that wouldn’t have a ton of thermal contrast

Could be settings though

[twilit cape]

Can’t believe you didn’t know that was from full metal jacket

[timber fog]

I know where it’s from, I still said what I said

[plush topaz]

Lol moron

[timber fog]

Whatever helps you sleep at night, general

[verbal karma]

I think he was making a joke

Like about the IDF killing civilians

“If he runs he’s Hamas, if he stands still he’s well disciplined Hamas”

[timber fog]

He was

All I did was play off it

[verbal karma]

Yea I was referring to you

[timber fog]

Ah

Glad someone got it

[verbal karma]

Like you were making a joke that the VC comment is a joke about how often the IDF just straight up murders people

[timber fog]

Exactly

Apparently joking about killing civilians is okay but jokes about the people killing them aren’t

Go figure

[twilit cape]

There’s a funny joke I could make but I don’t wanna push it

[plush topaz]

Ah yes. Back pedal to the, "I was joking" after doubling down on your "joke"

[twilit cape]

He could have been joking but I don’t know

[plush topaz]

Ya it's always so easy to fall back to that after being called out isn't it?

[plush topaz]

Go ahead. I like you 💐

[plush topaz]

Thank you captain obvious lol

[twilit cape]

I honestly don’t even remember

[plush topaz]

[twilit cape]

I kinda had the joke at the time but I honestly don’t remember

[timber fog]

I’ll triple down on it too

If you want to have a debate we have to take it to the dms

Otherwise I’m cool with cracking jokes

[plush topaz]

Triples down on comment
claims it’s a joke.

Make up your mind

[eternal magnet]

Schrodinger's Joke

[stuck hazel]

you can triple down on the sentiment behind a joke, and still have it be a joke

[plush topaz]

[plush topaz]

Now that's funny

[echo jay]

Nothing is real everything is ironic joke

[timber fog]

I did, you just don’t like my decision

[plush topaz]

I have no idea what your decision was since you keep flip flopping message to message

[fickle bison]

[timber fog]

Everyone else seems to understand, idk what to tell ya bub

[hollow wind]

discord argument

[plush topaz]

Understand that you keep saying you're serious but actually you're just joking? Sure.

[fickle bison]

It's a joke of stereotypes

[timber fog]

I reiterate, @plush topaz

You’re more than welcome to dm me, I’m open to an actual conversation

But this isn’t the place for that

(If you want to continue to take this that serious, that is)

[granite tartan]

@plush topaz when can you vc

I’d love to speak to you

[plush topaz]

😍

[granite tartan]

Didn’t answer my question

[snow scarab]

https://www.reddit.com/r/PNVmilitary_community/comments/10q7zhq/photo_from_the_personal_archive_of_a_soldier_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf quite interesting honestly. CCP soldiers with complete crye gear

@granite tartan found lightly used comtac iiis for 350. should i buy them?

[granite tartan]

Link

[velvet sparrow]

My Mickey mouse ears came in

[snow scarab]

are those earmor 😭

[stuck hazel]

nah, sordins

[lofty nebula]

its yust earpros

[stuck hazel]

earmor is not legit earpro

earmor M32s are disgusting and i wish earmor nothing but financial failure

[lofty nebula]

isnt it like 600 bucks

or more

like 900

u want commercial version

or the real deal

hard to get that

and hella expensive for a backback ngl

[stuck hazel]

they dont exist

unobtanium

[lofty nebula]

i never seen the point in backpacks that cost as much as a rifle xD

[stuck hazel]

insane backpack but wayyy too much effort

[stuck hazel]

load bearing is unbelievably important

blackjacks are more common

[lofty nebula]

when will u use it in the civ world

to that level

[stuck hazel]

let the shit hits the fan goobers do their thing

if they want to play that game and drop that money they may as well do it right

[lofty nebula]

yea i mean if they got the cash for that shit

[stuck hazel]

disposable income>>>>>>>

ebays your best bet but

either that or an inside man

but we all want an inside man

[lofty nebula]

I mean dont even know if they allowed to sell that piece of kit

its still not open to civ marked

i mean i dont know how the us handles it but in GER ur not allowed to sell piece of kit

[stuck hazel]

im not meant to have arcteryx leaf

i still have arcteryx leaf

[lofty nebula]

HAVE U SEEN THE CARINTA WINTER camo

holy fuck

that shit is bussin

[lofty nebula]

did u serve?

[stuck hazel]

lol no

im an airsofter

with ways

[stuck hazel]

didnt know that was an arcy thing

i have

cry winter overalls are the shit though

might buy some for skiing

[lofty nebula]

carinthia is way over arcy

by worlds

buddy of mine hes a doorgunner he wore that shit in afghanistan mountains and in air

he swears on it

[stuck hazel]

i swear by arcy for very very good reasons

[lofty nebula]

and its legit sooo slim

[stuck hazel]

my own personal reasons and the opinions of some very legit people

it doesnt get better than arcy for clobber

at least, coats wise

[lofty nebula]

nah

[stuck hazel]

you do you bud

[lofty nebula]

opinion on ufo pro

heard really good stuff about their delta OL 3

[stuck hazel]

very nice

mine are holding strong

[lofty nebula]

yea alot of guys used stuff from them in deployment

[stuck hazel]

knowing what i know now

i would still run G3s over them

but they are very nice

the P40s are the best value for money tactical pants on the market

by far

[lofty nebula]

alot of people saying its good but overprized

[lofty nebula]

yea need to get me a pair

what they go for in the us

[stuck hazel]

most mil gear is overpriced new

[stuck hazel]

about $150

[lofty nebula]

cause its not for civ use mostly

xD

[stuck hazel]

i got mine for £180 back in the day

[lofty nebula]

ah okay its like 130 in ger

[stuck hazel]

its true

[lofty nebula]

i love when theres people in ger especially who run it in civ world

its crazy

Cause u cant even legally train in germany

hahah

[stuck hazel]

well i mean

being in the UK

there is the obvious issue

[lofty nebula]

even more

[stuck hazel]

hence why im an airshitter

[lofty nebula]

i will prob move to either Tschech

or japan which i have no clue of the laws

tschech is the EU Texas

u can carry own almost everything

and ammo is cheaper

👍

cause germany is even trying to ban semi auto guns

[stuck hazel]

doesn't surprise me

[lofty nebula]

they even going after blank shot guns

but i mean u guys have it worse ur cops dont even carry

which for me is still mental with the crime acts going on up there

[stuck hazel]

only some of our police carry

and those that do are trained more so than your average police officer is with firearms

and they are everywhere

but i still dont like it.

armed police mostly work at keeping guns off the streets so normal police can still do their thing

[whole vault]

I just got my comtac v's today and WOW

Night and day over the razors

[storm peak]

Comtacs hit different

[whole vault]

I thought I didnt have them sealed over my ears properly and when I turned them off I was like what the fuck

[velvet sparrow]

Sordin supreme pro x

[brazen cedar]

JStark would approve

[low fox]

Probably because it's sort of similar to "Romy" which is a bit of a derogatory term in Balkan countries because it is usually used in reference to gypsies and usually not positively

[low fox]

Too true

[plush topaz]

[granite tartan]

Thermals are great

But they aren’t the end all be all

[stuck hazel]

yeah exactly

they are very good at certain things

but suggesting that they are "the best"

just doesnt work

[granite tartan]

High end thermals are pretty bonkers

@stuck hazel

[stuck hazel]

FLIR goes hard

[proud hazel]

Beez makes a blanket that makes thermals really not helpful

[granite tartan]

You still glow

And it’s good

But limitations exist

[proud hazel]

Not very well

[granite tartan]

Agreed

[proud hazel]

Suppressor can have some mud as a treat

[frail mantle]

the real question is. how to reduce suppresor ir sig

[verbal karma]

https://youtu.be/8fbKZze_J4c

Yup and knowing how to take advantage of limitations is more important than a single piece of gear

[granite tartan]

Based

[verbal karma]

There is no “muh $400 thermal defeat combat onesie”

[fickle bison]

Just stay as cold as your environment lmao

[granite tartan]

Income issue

[thick sparrow]

what uper is that ?

looks like a wierd scar ak mix

[misty mango]

BRN180

[plush topaz]

I never tried those retention loops for flashlights.

Is it tube specific or a one size fits all deal?

What are they

[muted gate]

I have 500 bucks that materialized out of nowhere

new meme setup time

toss some ideas

yeahhhh

i should but maaaaaan

Mp5 doesnt work any more

[verbal karma]

Someone is out there smug about spending $4000 on a “thermal camo” ghillie gonna get noticed immediately by a dude with a $400 AGM monocular because they were running around being dumb with it

[granite tartan]

Based

[verbal karma]

Yea I’m just making the point that no amount of gear fixes idiotic TTPs

Anyway I’m gonna go back watching anime

[plush topaz]

Invest it

[muted gate]

ha no

[devout verge]

bought an actual 5.11 hexgrid and some kywi MPX pouches to go with it

I don't have plates rn tho 😭

[plush topaz]

You can wear it as sexy lace for the time being.

[devout verge]

Oh that's just the outer layer

It has a inner plate pouch that the hex part wraps around

[granite tartan]

Lol

This place is amazing

[devout verge]

I'm waiting on a exfil visor for the tarkov cosplay

[neat barn]

so I was gonna buy KNS precision gas tubes to put suppressor on AK

turns out if I just shove an obstruction inside the gas port itll work the same way

[proud hazel]

Gross

No I have 2 they suck

Dumb even

[devout verge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1004461481875738727/1070504779215814716/PXL_20230202_004041066.MP2.jpg?width=480&height=676

foul setup

[pastel cipher]

color can work for it but youre gunna need some high vis tape sections to qualify as class 1 , need at least 155 square inches.

[plush topaz]

Doesn't look that bad tbh lol

[devout verge]

debating on dedicating this month to buying NVG's or not 💀

[plush topaz]

The answer is always yes

[devout verge]

https://nightsolutions.ca/products/tnvc-artemis-bnvg-m

Was debating these

Don't really fw tan tho

[pastel cipher]

if you do, the brotherhood of nods will infect your mind like they did me, you will find yourself reworking your entire collection of gear to accommodate your nods, there is no way back once you make the leap. one vision, one purpose.

[devout verge]

already planning my optics for NVGS 😭

[pastel cipher]

ah the infection has already begun.

[plush topaz]

This is the best pep talk I’ve ever heard

[pastel cipher]

its as much a warning as it is a pep talk, i actually had to replace my set of bdus because the ones i had were too ir reflective, which is 99% likely to never be important, but i just couldn't stand them once i looked at them under nods.

that and a reference to command and conquer, which it also is.

[unborn ridge]

Red dot I got today

[plush topaz]

Maybe dont share a picture taken in pitch black?

[unborn ridge]

It was to see the retinal

Retical

Idk

[plush topaz]

Bruh. It's a dot

[snow scarab]

what brand?

[muted gate]

i still need to figure out if my UV tats glow under Nods