yuxiaochen
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how are the night capabilities of these NVDs？Black and white video feed through the monocular NVD, used for marching at night and operating equipment/doing maintenance work in low-light conditions.
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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Doesn't look like the ones in the photo.
Binacular NVG on a PLAAF paratrooper.
Nice image, but I wonder how the magazines in that vest are secured in terms of vertical tension?
A coverless magazine pouch would tend to have an elastic band that is pulled over the top (or base) of the magazine to ensure it won't just... fall out, by providing a downwards tension/force.
Kydex magazine inserts with parts that reinforce their retention ability. They are inside the placard.
Idk if this was already posted
You can clearly see that the paratrooper is using elastic inserts inside the placard, using something like and not something like a KYWI insert...
TLDR the mags are held in place with a really strong elastic fabric. I think that some units in the US military have jumpability requirements like having all mags secured with bungee cords or flaps over the top, but I see that this unit believes elastic retention suffices
Yep, I see the individual magazine cells now. It’s interesting how they trust the elasticity that much.
US Airborne light infantry uses the A-TAPS. However, based on what I have seen, the soldiers can choose their pouches depending on the requirements set by their commanders. Even Ranger School only requires the TAPS rig to hold a certain set of items like magazines and water without specifying the pouch type. For the airborne troopers, the pouches all have Velcro flaps or bungee cords like these ones:
Sigh………………
Man，every single time……