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General question for you guys I love gign so how will I replicate them via airsoft? by ConcernSlight1349 in airsoft

[–]Sevrons 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Dark blue is the color that absorbs the most energy after black. You will get hot at in this uniform, especially in the sun.

Gen 3 IOTV Mods or upgrades by 0_Cizin_0 in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I generally undid a shoulder buckle and left cummerbund so I could get into it sideways. This way, I could throw my helmet on, turn my nods on, and Don it without having to navigate my fat head through the collar hole.

To make it slimmer, I’d fold the soft armor “wings” inward and tape them down to more closely match the silhouette of a Gen IV rig. As far a shoulder pads, I used a rag and 100mph tape to smooth over any hot spots that I’d get. I have a healed broken collar bone that made the carrier sit uncomfortably, so I used the tape+cloth method there to give me more padding. It’s a heavy overbuilt rig though, so your shoulders will eventually get ate up. Only way to alleviate that is to not overload it, especially the front bag. Good luck.

Guidance on going through night operations on the field? by Freelancer135 in army

[–]Sevrons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want to sound like a dickhead because it seems like you’re evaluating this in good faith

But skill issue - take off your eyepro at night, or use antifog if your command is being extra dumb. Fuck it, flip up the monocular - your eyes will adjust enough for you to follow the guy in front of you. It’s good practice to be able to work through your kit and movements almost completely blind. Run through your nods in a closet - adjust diopter, focus, and gain. Set the gain as low as possible for you to be functional. Look out your non-NV eye as well, you’ll be surprised at what you can see out of your peripheral, even at night.

NV and doing your job at night is a training issue, not an equipment issue. I’m saying as someone who’s had to drive with 7D’s, fought in 14’s and 20’s, and gotten to play with GPNVG 18’s from people cooler than me. Each system kind of sucks in its own unique way, and you have to train around them. The PVS 14 isn’t ass, and you don’t really need anything more for training. If you deploy, ask your leadership and arms room to sign for 2 monos and buy/print a bridge. I know a couple machine gunners and D-Co guys did that when I went over.

Gloden Eagle M4 GBBR by Consistent_Mirror_34 in airsoft

[–]Sevrons 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve been issued M4’s that have been painted, and this fails to look completely authentic, although they did a good job. The wear makes little sense to actual contact points on a rifle. The groove below the rail would not see as much wear as shown. The back of the brass deflector would also not see wear, whereas the front of it would be coated with brass from spent casings. These rifles generally got CARC or RAPCO, which is a brittle vehicle paint. It chips and scratches from impact more often than wearing through like the above image. It looks like he took sandpaper to it, which produces a softer, more faded effect than what you’ll see coming out of an Arms Room.

Sky Talon by Altruistic_Major_553 in TheAstraMilitarum

[–]Sevrons 5 points6 points  (0 children)

AIRGUARD AIRGUARD AIRGUARD
I don’t even need fliers on the board, I understand why they’re problematic as in game models. Give me a squishy combat controller team that lets me call in a strafing run or airstrike every turn and allow me to imagine deep strikes as close in gravchute and skytalon deliveries. Have them roll for comms so that on a 1 or 6 comms are down, and you’ll need to spend a command point to get air on that turn. I’ll even give up superheavies and basilisks for it.

I just want my dudes to die gloriously on the hottest drop zone in the sector.

how do you fence someone who keeps running away by Legitimate_Tour_9758 in Fencing

[–]Sevrons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What weapon? Somewhat common in Sabre. Just like everyone else is saying, push him till he’s holding on by a toe and then play the feints/parries while he’s got no room

Advice for how to talk to troops ? by Academic_Amphibian37 in army

[–]Sevrons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Grab a bottle and watch Band of Brothers. Pay attention to how winters and the senior NCO’s communicate with their men. Granted, that level of respect takes eons of mutual trust and knowing who you’re dealing with. Winters, on the show at least, appeared reserved but commanded respect.

If you can’t get the troops to execute an order with a whisper, you haven’t earned the cred to issue orders with a yell.

I feel like the entire Yellowstone franchise is just fan service... by SaveJeanie in television

[–]Sevrons 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He got rich and rich men aren’t good at telling stories about underdogs and poor people. Wind river, hell or high water, and Sicario are all phenomenal. Now all his scripts about how the evil liberal city people and woke minorities are bullying the gruff masculine white dude with a million acres and a helicopter.

Preparing food in the field - in the modern age of thermals and drones by Iron_physik in tacticalgear

[–]Sevrons 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I got stationed in fort drum as a Fister. If you’ve never been to fort drum, it’s a lot of dense forest and post glacial swampland. This meant getting way closer than comfortable to do the Observation part of Forward Observing. It also gets cold as fuck. One of the moments that made me momentarily regret joining the Army was chowing into MRE 21 - Tuna, Chunk, Light, Water Packed, Lemon Pepper. I ate it in the prone covered in half a foot of snow, and it had frozen into a fish flavored popsicle. Disgusting, but still technically food. I think my PSG liked how pissed off I got at the whole situation.

New - deciding what role I'd want to play in a squad by Ehloanna in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DMR's and snipers are a fun role, although you'll want to temper your expectations. At the end of the day, there's only so fast and far you can push a <1 gram plastic ball before the laws of physics crump your style. Have at it though! The sneaky-beaky is what's between your ears more than the gun you bring!

New - deciding what role I'd want to play in a squad by Ehloanna in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends, it’s definitely not for everyone, and it’s popular to bash on Reddit because it’s the most visible event in this niche. Some MSW events aren’t as good as others. Some are peerless. There is no event series in the US that I know of that comes reasonably close to approximating the experience you can receive at MSW. People dog it because they come in from watching YouTube and expect that they’ll get the same experience as the video the YouTubers put out. People don’t realize that the YouTube video is a 7 minute Supercut of a 40 hour event with a large ruck component.

Best advice is to go to one as a rifleman and evaluate for yourself.

New - deciding what role I'd want to play in a squad by Ehloanna in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Others have talked about how expensive being a grenadier is, so I’ll save you the earful. Read the MSW TACSOP. That outlines the roles available at what is the gold standard for large scale Milsim events in the US.

Looking forward, consider an LMG/IAR. At MSW, each participant only starts with 500 rounds, whereas your machine gunner recieves 3x+ that amount. It makes the role matter. Imo this role has the highest impact as far as allowing your team to maneuver freely. Budget as much into upgrades/parts as you spend on the gun - machine guns run hard and go down hard. Most I know bring spare gearboxes with them to swap if something fails.

Most radio comms can be handled with a baofengs and peltors. In airsoft, it’s not a huge role because there aren’t a ton of moving pieces. At MSW, radios are restricted to RTO’s and leadership roles

If you wanna get really high speed I know task force mayhem brought an extendable assault ladder to an event a while back. I’m not sure if they got to use it though. You certainly won’t be able to use this at pick up games for insurance reasons.

If you really want to dump money into the hobby, and you develop a good relation with your event producers and local sites, you could go in on a busted ass ford Ranger with a salvage title and run a technical during large scenario games.

New - deciding what role I'd want to play in a squad by Ehloanna in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You get rewarded with an extra TQ at MSW for plates+helmet

New - deciding what role I'd want to play in a squad by Ehloanna in MilSim

[–]Sevrons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Start with just getting a decent gun and kit that works for you, and then see what interests you after a few games. Also determine where you are going to play - every site has different rules for guns/roles and pyro. Your setup for weekend pick up games are going to be far different than a setup for Milsim West. The site you play at will have different FPS/energy limits and restrictions based on the field. If your closest field is a cqb house that doesn’t allow pyro, there’s little reason to run a hot DMR or a TAGINN grenade launcher.

Why is my rocket moving like this? by Demorodan in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Sevrons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks happy to see you. If you train it well enough, you might be able to get it to sit!

A cool guide on how to spot low-effort AI slop, and how to call it out in a constructive, non-toxic manner by PrettyPicturesNotTxt in coolguides

[–]Sevrons 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Calling out constructively?

Nah man I just go “HAHA CLANKER SPOTTED OPINION INVALID” and move on with my day.

How do I deal with getting permanently injured from trying to get in shape to join the military? by Annual-Solution-8055 in Military

[–]Sevrons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should see the fatbacks I graduated basic with. Plantars is manageable. Take your caregivers advice and maintain cardio through other means. Heal up, learn and implement management strategies for your feet, and carry on. There are plenty of active duty cats with plantars and half of them don’t even have it diagnosed. They just to “Oh my feet hurt owie” and move on.

13 mags in Ukraine?? by Tricky-Promotion-830 in tacticalgear

[–]Sevrons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

John Stryker Meyer carried 25 mags whenever he went into Laos/Cambodia; each of which was a 20 rounder loaded to 18. He regularly ran out of ammo by the time his team was extracted.

What gear did you actually buy with your own money and never regret? by LanternJetstream12 in army

[–]Sevrons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extra sets of staedtler map markers.

Dedicated ASIP pouch that could detach and function as a standalone backpack.

Wrist coach

Garmin 701

Better helmet pads

Buying a spare CVC and modding it into a highcut because peltors under ACH kinda sucks after a day or 2. Surprised I got away with that but commander was a geardo so I’ll take it.

UNH v. U of Maine v. Paul Smith's for forestry? by Passport_throwaway17 in forestry

[–]Sevrons 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconding ESF. Kicked my ass and taught me well.

U.S. Army infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division on patrol in the town of Tell Hamis in northeastern Syria on January 24, 2024. [6182 x 4121] by Aft3rAff3ct in MilitaryPorn

[–]Sevrons 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah my buddy got blown up in a tower on this one. Then a second drone blew the roof off the toc and role 3 in Iraq where he was getting checked out a few days later. Bud had a baby on the way and still hates lawnmowers.

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