I think this picture fits for a meme template.
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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In a system like PLA, you probably can't just go to you local Clothing & Sales and get the latest issue. Everything has to be done at the unit (regimental or brigade) level.
So kinda like the Marines in the US or so I've heard?
Yep. I do not believe this would be a service every serviceperson stationed at every base would have access to, but I am sure that most medium sized or major bases would have it available.
virtually every advanced armed forces has something like that, its nothing special.
That is the Type 13 Special Forces pattern, not the 07.
And does anybody have a pattern image of this camo, really need it.
plawolf
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A little late, but in terms of night vision, the biggest jump is from Gen1 to Gen2+.
Gen1 is essentially useless without IR illuminator support. Useful when opfor has zero night vision, but useless if they do.
Good Gen2+ can be functional just as good or even better than low end civilian Gen3s.
Below is link with video examples of commercially available Chinese Gen2+/Gen3 tube performance. Military grade tubes should be markedly better.
The issue, as has been already pointed out by others, isn’t really a lack of technology for good Gen3 tubes, but rather lacking the funds needed to issue them en mass.
PLA special forces will have night vision right up there with the best the west has to offer, including thermal fusion.
Below is a pretty good, unbiased direct comparison between the Chinese Jerry-C and US ECOTI, where the Chinese system is objectively better.
Here is also a good piece by the same author on the digital aurora.
The performance of the Aurora itself is not really relevant, but the observations on digital vs IIT could be relevant to the new Chinese digital unit.
Gen1 is essentially useless without IR illuminator support. Useful when opfor has zero night vision, but useless if they do.
Good Gen2+ can be functional just as good or even better than low end civilian Gen3s.
Below is link with video examples of commercially available Chinese Gen2+/Gen3 tube performance. Military grade tubes should be markedly better.
The issue, as has been already pointed out by others, isn’t really a lack of technology for good Gen3 tubes, but rather lacking the funds needed to issue them en mass.
PLA special forces will have night vision right up there with the best the west has to offer, including thermal fusion.
Below is a pretty good, unbiased direct comparison between the Chinese Jerry-C and US ECOTI, where the Chinese system is objectively better.
Here is also a good piece by the same author on the digital aurora.
The performance of the Aurora itself is not really relevant, but the observations on digital vs IIT could be relevant to the new Chinese digital unit.
good post.
I always maintained the position that theres no need to equip every infanteer with good NVG. the little CMOS NVG mounted on those helmets will be good enough for majority of regular infanteers. if those can be equipped en masse if is good enough. infanteers need just enough to see where they are going, what is in front of them, and where friendlies are.