Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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A reason that plagues all armies: being extremely cheap.
Seen this video on twitter of Marines doing night training. Interesting NVG's with white phosphor tubes. What really caught my eye was the scene showing a thermal image. From my layman's perspective it appears that these are fusion NVG as the UI is identical to those found on the Jerry-F and Jerry-FB NVG's. I understand that this could be a generic UI and may not indicate much but it's still quite interesting. An image of Jerry-F UI.
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Unfortunately, given the limited defense budget of the PLA, you will likely see GK80, infantries without proper body armor, and 7.62x39 calibre rifles well into the 2030s. This is because most of the money will likely go into game changing platforms like new drones, communication, armor vehicles, SATCOM, etc. Thus, second line troops and militias will likely to continue using completely outdated equipment.
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Because they are Chinese Navy sailors. Naval personnel (outside the Marines) are not prioritized for the latest infantry gear for obvious reasons.
Definitely looked like Jerry-FB from the footage which would fit with PLAN procurements for special mission units. No surprise considering the priority for Marine units to be the tip of the spear in the advent of an active Pacific Theater.
Probably a dumb question but...real unit or models?
What's the NIJ level of those plates? And does PLA use training plates as well usually?
It's fake