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Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
Personnel qualified to maintain all that hardware:
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
Personnel qualified to maintain all that hardware:
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Originally posted by lorakeen View Post
most of them are made in China, and China's very cozy with the Taliban. I think they'll manageWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Army equipment is designed to be rugged and easy to maintain, and presumably the US also left loads of manuals and things behind.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostArmy equipment is designed to be rugged and easy to maintain, and presumably the US also left loads of manuals and things behind.Comment
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Won’t be a problem to maintain 16k night vision goggles (batteries not included, but oh well).
That alone will change calculus for night SoF operations - they will become a lot more dangerous, especially without good air-support.
Taliban might also switch to Western rifles - more accurate than old AKs
Western radios (lots of them) also likely to be far better than what Taliban used
Taliban now needs modern anti-aircraft weapons to stop any violations of their airspace - Iran (and likely Russia) will gladly assistComment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostWon’t be a problem to maintain 16k night vision goggles (batteries not included, but oh well).
That alone will change calculus for night SoF operations
And they'd have to be bonkers to risk using illuminated IR, as anyone else using night vision would be able to pinpoint them as surely as if they were waving a torch around shouting "Yoo hoo - Here I am!"
Western radios (lots of them) also likely to be far better than what Taliban usedWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostI think passive IR night vision gear needs regular liquid nitrogen refills, presumably in special modules.
That kit that was left was certainly lower grade than in current elite units use, but having mass night vision capability is going to be a big problem regardless, plus there will be plenty of night vision scopes left behind also.
Radios left behind are also probably not particularly good - unlikely US would have trusted proper NATO kit with frequency hopping and good encryption since Taleban lacked kit to do heavy interception anyway.Last edited by AtW; 1 September 2021, 15:19.Comment
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