This individual is more of a private business contractor than an army recrew from what I see, but he's video does represent the general trends in the development of PLA SOF operations, he probably has the support from the army but has to order many of his gears from a budget and try as many variants as possible for test purpose, hence why the inconsistence, however for regular PLA troops, unless they had to be deployed oversea, which the PAP actually are more fitted to the tasks, I think their individual equipment is still in the very low position of the priority lists, since tacticool doesn't really win wars
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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Right however he's just one of the examples.. considering there's more out there that is so well hidden is what makes it so difficult to determine their type of equipment.
At least it is better than 吊面人。
To be honest PLA infantry do feels like upgraded North Korean army. This white cat, black cat don’t matter if they catch a mouse ideology is so old fashioned. A properly dressed military personell also gives an psychological impression of competence & professionalism. A random enemy soldier would react differently against random person wearing US infantry camo / PLA camo.
Humans since ancient age has always tried to appear meaner, stronger, bigger by using various makeups, ornamnets, outfits to psychologically demoralize its opponents.
I bet atleast half of the twitter keyboard warriors will stop spamming war against China if they see how modernized Chinese military personnel appear.
Humans since ancient age has always tried to appear meaner, stronger, bigger by using various makeups, ornamnets, outfits to psychologically demoralize its opponents.
I bet atleast half of the twitter keyboard warriors will stop spamming war against China if they see how modernized Chinese military personnel appear.
I recall the new goggle is meant to be function more like a camera and with a built-in digital NVG function that was intended for marching during nighttime, hence why the nick name of "走路辅助器"
The PLA has a long way to go. The PAP is mixed. Their Snow Leopard unit and special operation forces in Xinjiang and Tibet are good. However the rest are pretty subpar. Even my armchair a** can tell they aren't as squared away as the units I just mentioned.
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This is what China's MoD said about it ):
Equipped with the digital ICS, soldiers could mark friendly forces and conduct identification friend or foe (IFF) via their multifunctional night-vision goggles.
Meanwhile, the video and information sent back to the headquarters by the goggles can help the commanders accurately identify every soldier’s location and status and observe real-time situation, obtaining the comprehensive battlefield information.
According to a commanding officer of the brigade, the ICS can help the commanders track the battle process, replace the casualties and rearrange teams in a real-time manner. Moreover, it can facilitate communications and inform every individual soldier of his new task at any time.
It is learnt that such new equipment has been distributed to more than 90% troops of the Tibet Military Command. The resulting integrated combat system has effectively strengthened the combat effectiveness of the troops’ firepower.
Based on that article above, it is a multifunctional device that provides tracking, organizational, night vision, and live stream capabilities.
China has not even popularized body armor in the army. I personally think it is the reason for the concept. The mainstream people in today's society have lived in poverty since childhood and have a strong concept of thrift. In their opinion, they are not usually useful and have a shelf life. Body armor is a huge waste of money.
In the early 2000s, China's military magazine -- Weapon Knowledge -- interviewed a female military expert who opposed the popularization of body armor among soldiers. Her reasoning is that the bulletproof vest is very unfavorable for the battlefield treatment of soldiers after being injured, it will cause serious contusions, and it is not really bulletproof.
Since I'm not a military professional, I can't tell if her conclusions are correct.
In the early 2000s, China's military magazine -- Weapon Knowledge -- interviewed a female military expert who opposed the popularization of body armor among soldiers. Her reasoning is that the bulletproof vest is very unfavorable for the battlefield treatment of soldiers after being injured, it will cause serious contusions, and it is not really bulletproof.
Since I'm not a military professional, I can't tell if her conclusions are correct.
The fitout and procurement of any entity in the military is primarily dependent actual utility, not aesthetics.
And buying equipment with actual utility, costs actual money as well.
The PLAGF, until recently, placed individual infantry fitout quite low in terms of priority compared to everything else they needed to develop and procure (mechanization, artillery, expansion of army aviation, informationization, etc) -- and the PLAGF in turn was quite low in terms of priority compared to the PLAAF and PLAN.
That's just a function of having finite funding and a reflection of how much modernization the PLA had to do.
For now, I suggest you count your blessings, and be grateful that at least they are issuing one or two types of optics for their service rifles that look like they are going to eventually become standard. In the 90s and 2000s that would have been a luxury.
At the end of the day, it is dependent on finite money and opportunity cost.... and in terms of bang for buck, infantry fitout for most forms of warfare, is relatively low in efficiency.
Body armor (with plates) are being worn by troops stationed overseas iirc (such as ones on UN peacekeeping missions).
As for most of the soldiers in China, they train with weights (?) I believe.
And recently there was a pretty big order for plates (to be made this and next year I think).
All in all, it's currently peacetime for China and it makes sense to train with weights and not actual plates (they very likely have a stockpile of plates, although dunno about size/numbers).