Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Nahal Brigade Exercise




What is up with those Israeli helmet covers?  I've always been told its to break up the outline of the helmet but really?  I mean seriously?  They don't wear camo uniforms but they go to the trouble of attempting to hide a helmet?  The Israeli's are good but that's just weird.
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  1. ShasWednesday, December 11, 2013 8:53:00 AM

    Like they put a boxers on the head, right ? :D

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    1. TwentyTwentyWednesday, December 11, 2013 10:37:00 AM

      Obvious motto: "Confusion to the Enemy !"

      Jack-o-Lantern option was found to attract attention...

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    2. BrianThursday, December 12, 2013 7:45:00 AM

      Have any of you ever trained in the sunlight of Israel? It's called a 'mitznefet'. Supposed to be for camo but I would take the "shade" they provide every day of the week.

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, December 11, 2013 10:49:00 AM

    Maybe they just washed their hair.

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  3. INCOMING!!!!!!!Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:06:00 AM

    I have been wondering similar for years now. Antiflash? NBC? Anti-IR? Whatever it is it must be light weight and head to toe.

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  4. SuperrhinocerontWednesday, December 11, 2013 11:09:00 AM

    Laydown for sooting it looks like a rock

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  5. ParalusWednesday, December 11, 2013 1:18:00 PM

    IDF wears camo, just not on every exercise.

    It is a mesh oversuit typically.

    http://strikehold.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/idf-2.jpg

    http://idfspokesperson.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/man_0350-1.jpg

    http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5309/fibrotex2.jpg

    http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3361/1246633397081kp9.jpg

    http://strikehold.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/idf-1.jpg

    Anything that blends your shape, or your helmet for that matter, into an amorphous looking blob works well. Baggy, saggy, etc., blends the best.

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    1. TwentyTwentyWednesday, December 11, 2013 2:44:00 PM

      For the desert, I prefer woolen camo...
      ....blending in with the goats and all...

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    2. ParalusWednesday, December 11, 2013 5:25:00 PM

      yeah, you'd need that, for sneaking up on the goats. It gets cold in the desert

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    3. UnknownFriday, December 13, 2013 9:32:00 AM

      IDF make no use of camo. Only some small/special units and this is usually local initiative.

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, December 11, 2013 8:11:00 PM

    the helmet covers in daylight make their heads look like ice cream cones....I can see how they would be very effective at night....but won't they snag on everything in a woodland environment?

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  7. UnknownThursday, December 12, 2013 3:41:00 AM

    I thinks its their way of telling everyone they'd rather be at home cooking ravioli

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  8. BrianThursday, December 12, 2013 7:43:00 AM

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  9. UnknownSunday, December 15, 2013 12:59:00 PM

    It's camouflage for what sticks up when grounded or in a fighting hole.
    It can be molded to any shape and look like everything in the terrain, rocks, moss, cow pies (do they have cows in Israel?) I've seen a pic someplace where the idea was to spot the IDF in hides among rocks.
    It is larger than a helmet and looks unlike any helmets very hard to see and is IR resistant even better.
    It's good stuff.

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