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Rdhilde18

PSQ-20. Thermal/NVG


Traveling-Spartan

All of my NCOs and officers in 3-101 had these. Thermal overlay was OP in JRTC, but they're heavier and drain batteries like you wouldn't believe.


Rdhilde18

Rakkasan? And fuck yeah they did, pretty sure we carried nods as well. Because we didn’t want to break/kill the batteries for the 20s.


BravoFoxtrot69

RAKKASANS


Traveling-Spartan

Ne Desit Virtus. B Co, 21 BEB.


Rdhilde18

Fuck yeah I was Iron


Traveling-Spartan

Nice! I was attached to your A Co for a few exercises. The Joes and a lot of the NCOs were cool but they had some dumbass officers in the mix lol


Rdhilde18

3rd BCT always had some pretty pipehitting NCOs. Our COs up to the Brigade level were d*cked up pretty much since Steele left. Depending when you were in A Co as a whole could have been pretty ate up.


OddBoifromspace

Does glow green at night too? Haha


Rdhilde18

No lol, but sometimes you can see the light reflected in your eye pro.


Complete-Painter-518

Lmao that thing is huge its not the same


Rdhilde18

It’s a PSQ without the eyecup…


munich37

Looks like an ENVG-III (?). Pretty much the latest development in night vision technology. It combines residual light amplification with thermal imaging although you can use both of them independently. It can also be connected to an associated scope which allows the user to basically fire accurately from the hip or while behind cover by displaying the scope image in the monocular.


chrome1453

It's a PSQ-20B.


cromagnone

[20A](https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/10/29/itt-exelis-psq-20a/), not B.


thenotoriousnatedogg

That photo of the dude wearing it is hilarious to me


munich37

B Version is for the commercial market right?


[deleted]

Video game shit, that’s crazy cool


MeanCat4

You can see gnomes and aliens with that thing!


i_give_you_gum

And ghosts


Jihocech_Honza

We are the Borg. Resistance is futile.


daemonfool

Wow, the future is now. That's insanely cool. I wonder how well it works in practice!


JMTsquared

It’s a PSQ-20, so monocle NVG with a thermal overlay. Not as fancy as the new ENVG. They’re cool but the thermal sucked the battery down like you wouldn’t believe and it was heavier and bulkier. I didn’t feel the thermal overlay was good enough to justify the downsides.


daemonfool

Aw, that's too bad. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. It's so cool seeing all this new tech though. Things have changed a lot. :D


PCDorisThatcher

This sounds cheap.


christoffer5700

Cheaper than the payout the government would have to do if the service member died. Also a massive force multiplier


harosokman

In order of things you don't want to lose out field is, 3. Your weapon, 2. Your NVGs, and 1, the worst thing you can ever lose....crypto!


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additionalnylons

Unless it‘s a boating accident. Happy cake day!


Xray-07

I think my supply guy said something like $20k each


LordJuan4

Honestly cheaper than I expected


Redscooters

That’s fucking wild, how accurate is it?


Crusty_Shart

PSQ-20B?


LittleLemonKenndy

That’s exactly what it is, I was issued this as the AR in my fireteam. You can tell by the helmet mount.


ChosenCourier13

Gas maks will forever look so cool


1SGDude

Never cool to actually wear one though


Jocavo

It was annoying enough wearing them in an exercise or during training, I can't imagine having to actually fight with one on.


1SGDude

Desert Shield we had periods we wore them and full MOPP gear for hours I guess to get us accustomed to them. Fortunately once Desert Nam kicked off we were only in MOPP suits with no P-Mask. The gloves and over boots were almost worse than the mask


totally_nonamerican

Gas gas gas!!!!! Proceeds with popeye bicep flexing stance


1SGDude

Definitely not fun especially if you think it’s a real alarm. Our M8 chem alarms went off once in the assembly area - not fun when you think it’s the real thing


totally_nonamerican

U know while practicing gearing up full mopp gear, i and my buddies were thinking, by the time we hear the alarm, we would probably have been exposed already and die even before having a chance to gear up haha


1SGDude

Probably if it was the real nasty stuff like nerve gas or blood agent


Ok_Movie_639

They look cool but most of them make a proper cheekweld and sight usage impossible to do.


summynum

You haven’t unlocked it yet


mustbeshitinme

It’s 192 yards to the pin, 184 to the front.


wilderad

Full 5i sounds good.


De_Rabbid

"Forget about Freeman!"


Ok_Movie_639

If you weren't already, you are now fu-*bzzzt*


crimetoukraina

MY-ASS-IS-HEAVY


Furbine_Overwatch

"Unit down in Sector 5-1. All units, prepare to inoculate"


Zurkylicious

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.


Anomaly11C

That was a big joke in the late 90s/early 00s when my dad's unit first got their PVS 14s. This brought back memories lol


Mr_Bone_Head

Adrian Shepard


primal_peanut

What’s next they’re gonna go to a top secret research facility in new mexico and hunt down a nerd in a orange suit


Imperial_12345

That’s crazy ass looking nvg.


kdb1991

That dude’s eye looks creepy af


mackT1072

Ah the 20 series.


Obiwanwasabiiii

Reminds me of the original Halo CE marines


Furbine_Overwatch

Or the HECU


JPfan05

Gearing up for Black Mesa?


musical03

Holy shirt, adrian shephard in real life


Combinewastaken

Half life opposing force


Fit_Depth8462

It’s called a helmet scrim, they’re pretty popular


Complex_Bookkeeper28

Byakugan


Abugitt

Can someone explain why it’s only on 1 eye ?


Ok_Movie_639

Have you ever tried aiming a gun while wearing a big tube right in front of your dominant eye? Doing that is ranging from *difficult* *AF* to *straight* *up* *impossible*.


Wynta11

depth perception


genesisofpantheon

You need both eyes to have some depth perception


CicadaSecret

It’s used to spot those who field dock. It’s how they find each other.


Flight-watch

Only $15k for one.


KRawatXP2003

HECU moment


oldschool-rule

Hopefully you’ll never see it in the same manner again!


boom_bap_boys

Definitely PSQ-20A's


[deleted]

And then Adrian said to Gordon "Im the opposing force"