by78
General
Looks like a Chinese equivalent of manpack (although it looks smaller), which can be used for coordinating air support or for other purposes.
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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Looks like a Chinese equivalent of manpack (although it looks smaller), which can be used for coordinating air support or for other purposes.
Manpack is possible, but as you said it seems a bit small for a manpack. It looks just the right size for JTAC coms, however.
by78
General
Could be.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Oh look! The PLA has finally reached the technology of the 1980s!
The body armor is nice. Hopefully this comes as a standard equipment for at least the high readiness units.
But the absolute highlight of these pics are the individual radios. This has never happened before. I really hope this is standard issue from now on. This is even more important than body armor and optics.
But the absolute highlight of these pics are the individual radios. This has never happened before. I really hope this is standard issue from now on. This is even more important than body armor and optics.
What I am most excited by is the addition of the full bergen with the body armour. Previously AFAIK, it has been either-or; no body armour with bergen+kit or body armour and minimal kit and no bergen.
I wonder how many Chinese soldiers are “battle fit” ; able to perform with full gear, fatigue, injury and discomfort. Training with full combat gear will improve the situation regardless of where it is at the moment.
I wonder how many Chinese soldiers are “battle fit” ; able to perform with full gear, fatigue, injury and discomfort. Training with full combat gear will improve the situation regardless of where it is at the moment.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
It's PLA as indicated by the patch but that is not multicam or the type 07 patterns. It's like the PLA decided to reverse from there Digital. It reminds me of there ERDL or "Leaf"deivitives from the 80's 90's This is clearly a Desert type. I don't know how well it would do in the Jungles but I suspect not as well.
I would pin this as equal to the later 1990's era in terms of equivalents. Pre 9/11 in many parts but the PLA has shown only limited interest in the evolution of combat kit post 9/11 primarily I suspect as cost and by arguing that much of it was a response to Asymmetric warfare where they aim for conventional.
Protection has simplified no big collar reduced parts over the arms and legs. Upsides cheaper, more mobility less weight and heat.
down sides less protection.
Guy in green: Yeah this guy's doing fine we can load about 6 or seven more packs on him
Guy in packs: What?!
Other guy in deserts: yeah maybe we should take a couple off of him....
Guy in Green: What are you talking about he's fine. see no problem
* takes hand away and guy in packs falls on face.*
Guy in Green: Okay may be that was to much....
Other guy in deserts: A few more packs and he would dig a hole to Argentina.
Okay jokes aside, I feel sorry for this guy. All the weight is being placed on the shoulders and that's not what nature intended for them. Body armor and load packs have been slowly transitioning to designs that move weight to the hips by belts and other modifications this is so as to reduce Athletic related casualties.
Hey, but radios are here so just be happy god damn it
plawolf
Lieutenant General
One of the soldiers looks to have some kind of strap-on helmet mount, that makes me hopeful that NOD deployment within the PLA isn’t as totally absent as I previously feared judging from a lack of built-in mounts on standard issue combat helmets.
Interesting that the PLA seems to have opted for a separate add-on retention system rather than have the mounts built into the helmets themselves as Western militaries do.
Would be interesting to see if this trend continues, or if they also opt for integrated mounts once NODs use becomes more widespread in elite units.
Interesting that the PLA seems to have opted for a separate add-on retention system rather than have the mounts built into the helmets themselves as Western militaries do.
Would be interesting to see if this trend continues, or if they also opt for integrated mounts once NODs use becomes more widespread in elite units.