Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.

TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

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Mohsin77 said:
The tubes won't work for CQB though... So you'll still need the NVG+IR combo until those HUD-like devices get mainstreamed. But yea, mounting an NV sight for combat in open terrain is fine, there you have time to flip your NVGs up and then aim through the NV sight, while stationary and behind cover.
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I think you are over stating as the tubes mounted on rifles have the same field of view as those on helmets unless you have one of the bug eyed quad systems that favor aviation or Special ops. The restrictions would mostly be vs unassisted POV. Or depending on choice of day scope.
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It is still in R&D though.
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That’s not the one. Family Weapon Sights Individual FWS-I first unit was equipped FY19.
 
Mohsin77

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I'm not convinced that the weapon mounted tube (alone) would work for CQB for the reasons I stated. But I just looked into this FWS-I and this definitely has the potential to replace the NVG+IR laser combo for basically all situations, including CQB. They say that its been put into the field (so I assume DELTA tested it in combat already, maybe they even had this during the Baghdadi raid). I guess we'll get more intel as it trickles in via open sources (eventually).
 
TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

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It should work, would it be optimal no. Then again most NVGs don’t offer optimum field of view generally. It’s a question of practical. If you are an army that can only afford 1 tube per soldier where do you put it?
Otherwise yes it’s preferred for longer range weapons like Sniper rifles. Until the advent of systems like FWS-I the IR pointer was the main option for CQB with the understanding that the IR was not always an advantage.
 
supercat

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Some screen captures from above: here is the little ATV that can be carried in M-17 internally, hopefully can also be carried in Z-8L. It's used to carry casualties within a 4 km range of the helicopter.

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YouTube versions of the above video:

The medevac ATV is mainly used for evacuating casualties within a 4 km radius of the medevac helicopter:

Passive exo-skeleton (mechanical, no power source)

Multi-purpose body armor:
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The PLA just purchased two million of those body armor shown in last year's Oct. 1st parade. Now they got a new generation of multi-purpose body armour. Purchase another batch of 2 million within 3-5 years, when the lifespan of the current batch expires?
 
NeutralWarrior

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Not sure they've inserted the armor plate in this video. Looks like just for show without the plate as it's very thin.

Hopefully they start training with real body armor with its plate inside to get used to the actual weight.

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Airborne forces singing "My Country":
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plawolf

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The PLA seems to have invested in ceramic, not metal plates. Ceramics are lighter, and less prone to produce spalling as metal, but the downside is that they are more delicate and can be degraded from knocks and bumps. I think that is the mean reason we seldom see PLA wearing plates. Maybe they will eventually get weighted plastic inserts for training so soldiers get used to the bulk and balance (weight is less of an issue as they can always carry extra weight to simulate the plates in backpacks).
 
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