Yeah pretty sure he was referring to what you posted which is whatever y’all like to call it FLC/chest rig/chest vest.
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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Lol this is the PLA, it's a big event when a soldier is equipped with both a semi sensible plate carrier and a rifle that has an optic installed.
Those are digital NODs and to my knowledge are not intended to be used with IR illuminators on weapons. I'm not even sure if those NODs are even meant to practically enable night shooting without an actual dedicated thermal scope on a weapon.
The inside joke of these digital NODs is “走路辅助器”, walking aid kit, which means its primary use is not for combat but generally movement at night
Yeah, it isn't really similar to regular, normal NODs at all either in form, function or role.
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These digital night vision monocles cost at most $3-500 each, probably a lot less. A decent civilian IR laser and illuminator can easily cost over $600 to over a thousand.
But the biggest factor above even cost as to why the PLA are not issuing IR lasers and strobes en mass is because their opfor are not farmers with museum piece AKs only
If you are running against opfor with NV capabilities, you have to radically change your game in terms of IR discipline.
The PLA seems to be side stepping that by going pure passive night vision for their general infantry while reserving the active stuff for special forces only.
For proper night fighting, I would expect them to use their digital NODs for general night time movement while running night vision and thermal weapons scopes for shooting. They will probably have scouts and select members of squads who will be issued with proper tubed NODs for recon and situational awareness.
PS, digital night vision absolutely can pick up IR lasers.
But the biggest factor above even cost as to why the PLA are not issuing IR lasers and strobes en mass is because their opfor are not farmers with museum piece AKs only
If you are running against opfor with NV capabilities, you have to radically change your game in terms of IR discipline.
The PLA seems to be side stepping that by going pure passive night vision for their general infantry while reserving the active stuff for special forces only.
For proper night fighting, I would expect them to use their digital NODs for general night time movement while running night vision and thermal weapons scopes for shooting. They will probably have scouts and select members of squads who will be issued with proper tubed NODs for recon and situational awareness.
PS, digital night vision absolutely can pick up IR lasers.
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you do understand that that is essentially the case of any NVG right? 90% of what an infantry soldier does is essentially walking and waiting. if this NVG can get them to a place at night without tripping and making too much noise, then it is sufficient.
As the branch least funded in the PLA overall, I don't find it particularly surprising there is a dearth of updates besides a new rifle and better kit.
I'm keen to see how/when/if we start seeing IVAS kind things on CCTV(number - 9?)
Like other things, we don't, won't know until we do most the time.
I think NVG isn't quite the "game changer" (I really, really hate the term) people assume it to be. But I think something like IVAS in proper implementation might be.
Sooner see a new tank..
I'm keen to see how/when/if we start seeing IVAS kind things on CCTV(number - 9?)
Like other things, we don't, won't know until we do most the time.
I think NVG isn't quite the "game changer" (I really, really hate the term) people assume it to be. But I think something like IVAS in proper implementation might be.
Sooner see a new tank..
