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

MwRYum said:

The days of just take your duffle bag to the quartermaster is over, apparently.

As for the content, think back in October the CCTV ran a newsreel about that...it kinda look like a trial-run warehouse, but it's kinda like Amazon's warehouse that workers scanned the QR code on the steamer trunk, the corresponding shelves will light up to indicate what to pickup - uniforms, boots, helmets and stuff...supposedly at full capacity, warehouse with such setup can become the one-stop shop, as each steamer trunk keyed in to each soldier's role and vocation...just look at the padding in one of them, there are potentials for more specialised loadout?

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I remember seeing that! Very, very impressive indeed. PLA is serious about "军民结合(military civilian tech fusion)”, incorporating the logistical systems used by e-commerce can really boost the efficiency of equipment deployment, transportation and such. I see so much potential with this!

This can potentially save a lot of unnecessary spending and make replacing broken equipment and upgrading existing equipment so much easier, since every solider has their own individual log that indicate the equipment they have and they require. Figuring out what is missing, what is broken, what needs replacement and how much new stuff you need when upgrading will be so much more efficient and transparent if such a system is implemented.

zaky said:

Have enybody information about chinese military gasoline stoves?

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Are you talking about this thing?







This is the link to the video in which these screen shots are taken:


There is also something like this:


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vesicles said:

We've seen photos of NATO soldiers wearing fatigues but bright flags of their countries. It may be some kind of exercises, where soldiers need to be a little more visible for safety reasons.

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Almost all of these flags are just velcro tear off deals. Each country has their own NATO stock number. You have bright versions for parade and garrison duties and low vis version for field. I would imagine PLA is the same.

EdgeOfEcho said:

Are you talking about this thing?


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Yes, but I think the most widely used is this one

Probably because its man transportable.
But there are a coupe of very rare modells to:
type50 (8r clone)

type70 for Squad

Source is here, with a lot nice photos:

Woodland closeups. Note the PLAAF patch in the second image.

The helmet and new vest are based on the new starry sky pattern.

halflife3 said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1265881492229459968

The helmet and new vest are based on the new starry sky pattern.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1266180387174113280

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Man! When I first saw the top photo with the black boxes, I thought the PAP bought some Jedi training helmets...

PAP 'testudo' formation? That sharpened pipe doesn't look like standard issue equipment. This is probably a PAP soldier horsing around.

Is this article legit or just BS? Posted, 2020 May 18, doesn’t actually say on the article, got the date from google search result.


Also in the article it said that 70% of the international market for body armour are Chinese products, is this true?

Sorry if double post

Mt1701d said:

Is this article legit or just BS? Posted, 2020 May 18, doesn’t actually say on the article, got the date from google search result.

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Also in the article it said that 70% of the international market for body armour are Chinese products, is this true?

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Nope.