I haven't been able to findout what type of sleeping system the pla-airborne, sf or recon units use in the field. Do they use hammocks/tarps or bivys or just a regular one person tent? I have seen photos of regular infantry having 1 person tents in use.
Infantry Combat Equipment (non-firearm): Vests, Body Armor, NVGs, etc.
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Ukraine isn't big customers to China, unless we're counting the DJY drones.
russia # china
russia need cut infantry equipment cost to the max because they can't afford overwhelming air superiority
and thousands km of war frontline all of that require huge number of active combat troops
unless china plan to infantry rush taiwan , urban combat 3+ years war of attrition inside taiwan and land war with india at the same time
then they don't need to follow russian footsteps : aka naked non-optic combat rifle , just basic helmet and a vest , no NVGs , no fancy infantry gears to save cost for all the ...big stuff
otherwise maintain an elite well equipped marine corp with fancy gears number around 10.000 . 20.000 or 50.000 seem not unthinkable with china economy and military budget
They are buying a lot of Holosun optics
I’m assuming that commanders are allowing more personal modification of rifles?
Most likely. Personalized modifications isn't that uncommon nowadays given the PLA's recent efforts on actively working with private arms companies / suppliers for specialized loadouts and solutions at every level (a practice we will likely see further expand in the upcoming years).
What's odd is that the entire unit seems to be using western optics (Aimpoint and Vortex), not a situation you would usually associate with the PLA, especially given the many arguably superior (and cheaper) domestic alternatives available.
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Likely those optics are from existing stock (i.e. older models than what's available in market from the same brand), might as well burn through them instead of collecting dust in the warehouse.