I cannot do math, or read a script: We created 30 hours of NV footage. Which means ~150 hours a year. Not 30 hours of NV and 15 hours of time. I literally spent 10 hours this month under nods. And spent ~20-30 hours just for the RVB58 video. I'm not really sure how I left that uncorrected in the editing phase
could the splash within the laser be concealed any by using basically an IR version of Black 2.0/3.0 paint, with a narrow metal tube around the (for lack of a better term) muzzle of the laser. kinda like a suppressor. I'm not saying this would be particularly useful in any other way than reducing the signature of the bright dot at the source of the light. flood against the terrain down range would not be mitigated by this. (I have found myself needing to re-subscribe to you after being somehow unsubscribed to you multiple times. I find that this is common amongst firearms related channels. somehow I just become not subscribed by the overlords at YT)
I've noticed a lot of goons coming out of Utah. I was stranded out in the desert on a broke down dirt bike, I posted to facebook for help and around 2 in the morning a group of guys with NVG's showed up to rescue me. First time I've ever seen through them. Something else for sure. Now saving up.
Having been in the middle of no where Afghanistan where there was no light pollution, on a new moon night with overcast, I can tell you there are times you literally struggle to see your hand in front of your face without NVG’s. In similar conditions though but with a clear sky, it is jaw dropping amazing to see the milky way with the necked eye and struggle to find a spot you don’t see a star. Seriously, if you ever get the chance to go way off coast or in the desert on a clear new moon night and star gaze, DO IT!!!
I live deep in the Idaho mountains… it gets DARK at night, but on a clear night the stars are just as you describe. Sometimes I stay out for hours just enjoying the night sky
The stars in Afghanistan are something to behold. High altitude, clear air, and almost no light pollution for 10’s to 100’s of miles. Absolutely stunning to see the Milky Way that vividly.
After 2 years of weekly night shoots and a number of night classes my biggest take away is you need a team using both thermal and night vision. A static target in very dark conditions is like playing where's waldo in monochrome, so you need spotters using thermal. Also the power of illuminator crossfire can not be understated. It's easy to light up a target with top-tier iluminators, see nothing. Then have your buddy a few degrees off to one side light it up and suddenly you have a target clear as day. It's often so obvious that it's hard to believe you didn't see it.
I didn’t hear it (maybe I missed it), but be careful to not get sucked into the NVG perception of light. Not an issue with monoculars, but with dual tubes, one can get into the idea that they can see and nobody else can, but the reality is that the visible light is bright enough that you’re standing out to the normal eye. Less of an issue if you remove the eye cups, but then you get more light visible on your face at certain angles.
that was a 10min section that was cut actually. It's in the next video A big thing is backlighting yourself, easy to not do without nods. But with nods the autogating can be a curse and you can't tell you just step infrotn of a lighting source
And always know the level of lume from the moon prior to going out. Doesn’t help with artificial light, but does help as a baseline for when out in the open.
My first time using nods there was a thunderstorm about 40 miles away that you couldn’t see with eyes, but you could see all the lightning through the nods. It was the first night of 24 hour ops so I thought I was just tripping balls. There was also a small bush 200m away that took us 30 minutes to figure out it wasn’t a person
This is a great example of the limitations of something a lot of people think is a superpower (it is). What's even more telling about the different lighting conditions is how digital nightvision companies or users won't even mention this in most of their advertising since it would reveal the massive gap in performance each system gets without IR Illumination or ambient lighting. Good shit man.
Yep, I bet the new Digital stuff would work really well when it's bright as shit. But I suspect in all other scenarios it may very well be worthless. I need to get my hands on a opsin
@@BrassFactshis. No one has really shown the opsin in the near blackout conditions you described, it would be great to see one compared to gen2+, which it appears to compete with in terms of performance. I'm tempted to get one but the proprietary charger makes it useless for SHTF IMO. Fyi, GunBroker has Opsins listed for 1,875 vs the 2,500 MSRP.
Ran NV a shit ton in my time in the service. A shit ton. 02-09 era. I got out, and left the gear and concepts behind until a few years back. Now training ls back on the plate. NV is a great tool and a must. But their is so much more then running, gunning and NV work. Just took my buds out on a patrol with full kit and didn’t shoot once… they hated it! They were over the compass, SMEAC, SLLS, RPO, and FRAGO talk…. I was loving it. Keep on training and learning the “not so fun” stuff. Awesome vid, keep killing it. And you don’t have to be prior service to play! Just need the heart to learn. Cheers all!
One of the topics with night vision that doesn't get covered much in civilian circles is driving with night vision. It's something that we did when I was in the Marine Corps, and it bring a whole host of challenges, especially in dusty conditions, like gravel roads or in the desert
NODS definitely change your FOV and depth perception. I spend a lot of time driving under NV and it takes a bit to get used to, especially at speeds above 25mph on farm roads. A lot of fun though!!
I was wondering what the legality of that would be 😂 I imagine driving down the road without headlights on would be some serious phantom shit. Especially with an electric vehicle
Never understood why you don’t have like 5 million subscribers dude you only put the facts and do it in a way we all can understand and relate to so thank you 🙏 I do appreciate it
I just got to actually use my goggles last night. I walked in the park and it was crazy. I could see everything. My image intensifiers definitely have more of a whitish, blackish look rather than the blueish look. I was able to navigate very well. I tried to wait until everyone left so people wouldn't see some guy get out of his car with a ballistic helmet. It was weird for a little bit cause there was this car parked that wouldn't leave for a while. They left around an hour after I started walking around and I could see the occupants get out of the car and vomit from about 60 yards or so away. Man it was so fun.
My experiences using nods in the city park involved a lot of drunk teens, passed out homeless guys, and people doing naughty things. Pretty sure I have a clip of scaring the everloving shit outta a camping homeless woman on my chanel
One of the best channels on TH-cam in the SHTF/fighting preparedness genre. Well thought out, well produced content focusing on practicality and things that actually matter. Keep it up brother.
Nice video! From past military service overseas, a useful tip for urban ops is to use IR chem lights when entering rooms to help you remain passive AND not create bloom... you can move the chemlight if you are short, but its better to leave them in each room to confirm each room's condition. You also need an SOP to mark rooms under nods (EPW; MEDIC; clear; breach needed etc.). For that, another trick is to apply different strips of duck tape to mean different things (3 thin strips for EPW; 1 thick, 1 thin, and 1 thick for MEDIC etc.).
It was relatively recently that I learned that suppressors weren’t the flash killers that I always heard they were. Showing the flash at range showed just how true that is. I’m really interested in seeing more of that “testing.” Even if it isn’t scientific there is almost no documentation on this area.
That's why I have no interest in titanium cans. Sure they can be a bit lighter, but they aren't good on short barrels with rapid fire, and they're very flashy especially under nods.
I've owned my PVS-14 for a little over a year now, and the amount of NV content coming out since that time is staggering. You guys are helping so many people out. great yob.
@@Staccato62 I bought a used rhino II mount, and added a PMRM dovetail adapter. I used a wilcox dovetail j arm clone made by tier none. Affordable and effective.
I spent 21 years in Army aviation as a Hooker (one day Oxide will graduate to my beloved Chinook). My combat experience started in Panama during Operation Just Cause and ended in the middle of Enduring Freedom. Up until around 2009, while flying missions, we owned the night. So much so that by my third rotation to Afghanistan, we were taken off guard when the enemy could track us with fire while we evaded. When debriefing with S2 they could not believe our account that the enemy could come up with effective NVDs. The dawn of cheap Chinesium gear used by those guys was leveling out the playing field. Now recently, we've gifted them some of the best gear and NVGs you could use in the military. Thanks Brandon! Keep up the great work. You are inspiring.
You should be thanking Brandon that not a drop more of American blood was wasted for foreign interests. Who cares what toys they got on the other side of the world, not our problem, and certainly not worth a single drop of American blood,
Night vision and radios are the Achilles Heel of the prepared citizen. It's complicated and expensive. Holosun helped open up the night vision/thermal game with their new line but it's not even available yet and it's first generation.. so there's going to be issues and some fine tuning needed.
Dang brass speaking, a calm song under it, a couple of shots, why is this shit so relaxing? I could watch this for hours sitting in my couch beside stove sipping a whiskey while it rains outside...
Blown away by these realizations with my own WP tube.. the naked eye can see quite well in all but the darkest conditions. Also, didn’t realize how bright my neighborhood is at night until I walked it with NV. Camouflage definitely still matters to the wearer
I have a WP PVS-14 and I couldn’t agree more. When you power on the devise after just turning out the lights or getting out of your car, it takes a good 30 minutes for your unaided eye to fully adjust. But once it does it alarmist takes away from the NVG’s performance. Our eyes are a wonderful thing
For those complete black out conditions, I run an X300V on my helmet for hands-free IR illumination and also a really good long run time. When I go indoors for complete blackout conditions, I rotate that X300V upwards and bounce it off the ceiling to illuminate the entire room.
Ok. The best video on NVG deployment I've seen. Thank you for the detailed assessment of equipment type and tactics and not just being an advertisment for stuff. Keep up the great work.
They can't, otherwise you might realize the issues within the system in time to hedge bets against them. If you did that, they'd make less of your money...
Save up man. I’ve been fortunate tbh and if I wasn’t then I’d be saving hella. I’m not rich and don’t make a lot but I would be saving for shit either way.
Thank you for this vid... It reinforces TRAINING. Having all these cool toys is awesome. But they're only as good as how well you're able to employ them.
I really like the Long form discussion videos! I have been seriously looking at NV as a capability I do want, so content like this helps. I don't want to just hear "NV is great, or just get these things" I need to know the considerations I need to make for a practical use of this before I drop north of 15K on equipment. I want more realistic approach to it overall. Thank you for making this! Would also like to see the thermals video as well!
@@BrassFacts I suddenly don't have interest in thermals. I've already been spending a good few weeks mentally preparing myself that a proper NV setup will cost me north of 10K. But I do have a cutoff of what I can consider "reasonable" for me. Taking out a car loan for gear...isn't reasonable for me. I can just get a monocular to have that in reserves for like 2K and be done with it. I mean still not cheap. But I'm more comfortable with that prospect. My goal is ultimately preparedness because I know this will give an advantage to me I can't overlook. But I still want to try and keep things somewhat reasonable.
Yes please!!! I definitely want to watch/learn/enjoy the part you cut out for time reasons. I have ZERO experience on this subject but find your videos highly informative. Thanks!
I like less gear videos and more videos like this , I haven’t been able to spend enough time under night vision to have a grip on all the conditions. This gives me a better idea on what gear I’ll need when I go night hiking or hunting thank you
I have seen all of your NGV videos and although this video is about a year old, I find it very relevant; I appreciate the time you have taken to do this. I am one of the many that cannot afford the most basic: " NVG" aka PVS14. but I have tried and currently possess the poor man's digital version of one, and I know that is has limitations, however I can tell you that even this chinisium model will give you a substantial edge on a static position, I have even tried walking with it around the yard in the dark and is definitely double... I Quess the joint of the comment is that something is better than nothing. and this info still applies to Digital night vision. once again thank you.
I am freshly on my NVjourney, new pvs14 acquired, helmet almost built. BrassFacts and Hop (plus my friend who is being the guinea pig) have been so crucial in getting me this far. This video alone is some of the first footage I have seen of shooting from a 3rd party POV under nods, let alone someone who could explain what was going on. I am really excited to continue and dive fully into night shoots. I have a lower and a Sandman in desperate need of a 300blk upper to link them. I would love to see you break down anything and everything as far as kitting a night time carbine/rifle with the right optic and such. Your videos are great, and I hope you know that you bring a lot of original and valuable info/footage to this community. Every video you post on night vision is critical end-user data that me and many others use to make our next moves. While I disagree with what you think is "unrealistically close", I hope to be a patron to guntubers like you one day when I don't also need money.
Not sure about civi models...but if they have IR function just remember it works both ways, never use them during bright light without lens cap on, and anything IR on your kit is also double edged sword
I gotta cut the butter and ask about the drip poncho brand or where you got it? Rest of the video and info was great love it. Drippy poncho was just it.
Your comment on lighting really rung true for me, I recently had an opportunity to look through an Eotech PVS14 in a completely unlit interior room. The view was surprisingly grainy and although better than literally sitting in the dark, was not really that amazing.
First, thank you for the time you put in for the clips. I know that took a lot of planning and effort. Secondly, I feel like any person regardless of skill level, could take a lot of information from this video. Thanks for the content.
I just came across your channel and have been binge watching. I love your content. It’s just what I look for in videos. Not just reviews, but realistic applications and scenarios. Great stuff 👍🏻👍🏻
As a former swat officer I love this channel. I will say this if you get into NODS you need to train your ass off with them and understand the pros and cons. However in a SHTF moment if you don’t have NODS you’ll die to the person that does, the advantage is real.
@@Abolish_The_ATFyeah man but to the average person not in a military unit or tactical law enforcement unit if you don’t have direction by someone who has been using nods for some time you want understand the limitations of NVG’s. The worse time to experience your non experience is when it’s life and death.
@@tae199 you don’t need to serve to know about this stuff. I have lots of friends that never served and own their own gear and nods. It’s not hard to learn and use. There’s so many videos that’ll tell you everything you need to know. When you wear them, they’re not hard to get use too my guy
This is some really excellent "into the minutia" kind of information that many can't give. Greatly appreciated. P.S. We don't mind the hour plus version.
that'll come up in another video. My main usage of nods for SHTF is just navigation and movement during a time where everyone sleeps, and would have trouble seeing you.
Living in Louisiana and having close to 100hrs under NODS over the last 2 years I can confirm civ power lasers are almost always viewable for the entire stream of the laser given the amount of humidity and any contaminants in the air that’s omnipresent.
Absolutely solid video. People assume that when they buy night vision it makes them invisible. Not to mention the use of IR lasers and lights in a SHTF scenario will for sure give your position away
Good video, but one thing I would like to see in the future when directly comparing two things (in this case, active vs passive aiming) is some timed COFs with both known and unknown targets at various ranges. The presence of some objective data could help clear up some of the distinctions in my mind. I have shot a few USPSA matches under bridged PVS14s, as well as compared times on standardized COFs in practice, and it is interesting to see the data. Personally, I am about 20% faster with a white light with constant on than passively with NODs, and about 20-30% slower with a laser than passively since I can use my same muscle memory with passive shooting. Granted, these stats are all from 100 yards and in, known target, and known distance situations, so having "blind" stages as well as variations in situation and distance would be pretty interesting. Thank you for all the good info you put out there!
I have some videos where I show passive at specific ranges, but it's so random (lighting dependent). I'll keep that in mind in the future though. Sometimes I may be to vague for sure
Would love to see the longer version, really good info. Some things I’ve experienced myself/from courses, and some of it is ah-ha why didn’t I notice that. Great stuff!!!
@@BrassFacts I'd argue you go beyond his level with this kind of video. Just because you don't have fancy editing doesn't mean the content isn't as real-world tested as you can get (with hypothetical situations). I watch far more of your videos than dynoboi videos at this point.
thats why night vision in german is called "Restlichtverstärker" which means enhancer of remaining light. human nightvision and i would argue even the one of animals, is completely dependent of outside light sources, no?
@@BrassFacts That feel when you spend multiple Ks for Sam Fisher fwee but all you get is the ability to see at night =(. Great video btw! Question: do you run an offset or direct zero on your laser?
@@Zel_eo In a perfect world I like offset/parallel But realistic: I got through a lot of gear that is just "review" gear, so I just cowitness at like 150 yards (direct). It works well enough.
This is a very informative video of realistic expectations of owning night vision and operating with it. Hollywood and other entertainment videos on TH-cam in my opinion give a false perception of how night vision performs. I’ve said it so many times to friends this exact comment. It is a great tool to have but once you operate with it your entering a whole different ball game in regards to accurately engaging targets. This comes from my own experience ie. tactical carbine night vision course and hog hunting. High respect to you and your crew training like y’all do and putting out this transparent video. Great stuff!
On point man! Definitely believe having both active and passive aiming devices on your main squeeze is the way to go. THANK YOU for showing how much pitch black and weather can really limit your visibility. Just like in everything there is no free lunch 👍
One thing I did was pick AA battery power over 123s for my WP pvs14s. They're just a more common battery. 2, I picks up USB rechargeable batteries and a solar battery to recharge them. Yes, they're not as great as normal batteries. But they'll work.
Your conclusion, and the IR spillage is why I opted to drop one analog tube for a relatively cheap digital thermal monocular. (AGM Taipans were on sale for around $500) and I'm primarily using it for detection and scanning purposes with a single analog tube used for navigation. It's also why I've opted to go primarily with a top mounted dot. The analog tube is over my left eye, and I typically cant the rifle inboard as a right handed shooter. That's relatively accurate out to about 50 yards. I'm debating on whether or not it's worth it to invest in a thermal rifle optic because of this as well.
I’ve been looking into night, vision and pvs-7 vs pvs-14 so I talked to somebody who is actually in the military and had experience with both in combat. He recommended pvs-14 so that’s where I’ll start.
The PVS 7 is trash. The PVS 14 is awesome. The issues people have with the biocular PVS 7 is the depth perception issues the units don't allow aim down sight and exposing both eyes to image intensifier tubes reduces awareness of exposure light around you as you try to stay hidden. Not just that but you will be temporarily blind in both eyes when you take them off for about 15 mins so it's better to use one eye at a time through a PVS 14 you can switch eyes for eye relief if you get strain which is more common with green phosphor than white.
Damn brew! This video was badly needed. Way to spot gaps in knowledge and fill them in. I expect much butthurt and fuming in the night vision groups over this.
Great info, looking forward to the thermal video. Between the two I'm more interested in thermal as a tool to scan my area during night's in a shtf scenario. Both would compliment each other though, thermal as a scanner and night vision as the firearm optic. My main concern is EMP proofing for those items. Given the high cost of acquiring them it would be disastrous to have them rendered useless when they are really needed.
@@Tattlebot They can be, the EMP travels through the air, so it doesn't matter if it's connected to the grid. The reason the power lines create the most damage is because they act like an antenna and collect the charged particles and distribute them more efficiently. Even watches can be rendered useless, unless they are the manual windup models. So anything that has any sort of electronic components inside of the device has the ability to fail. This is why I won't put a red dot on my firearms, the time and ammo spent on training to use the them would be a waste. Can you imagine having to re-zero your rifle after an EMP in a residential area? Personally I'd rather not have to broadcast to the neighborhood that I have guns and ammo until people are coming to take what is mine.
@@adjacentchannel Triple check that. A brief search brings up quora, where a military man tested a generator with various devices. At worst, cell phones needed to be rebooted. Maybe with an inductive charging coil this is no longer the case.
@@Tattlebot Those test's don't involve the level of electromagnetic burst that are Carrington level or tested with a nuclear device in the upper atmosphere. They don't have the equipment on earth to re-create what could happen without using a nuclear device.
I'm retired and reside in Texas I'm looking to get into hog hunting and coyote hunting (night). I have spent hours and hours of my time researching and researching night scope. I have no interest in thermal technology. I am only interested in harvesting a hog or coyote at the 300 yd Max. Also interested in counting the number of antlers on bucks throughout the season for research purposes. I don't have the budget or deep pockets to purchase a $6000 scope. I have come across a lot of TH-cam channels that are promoting a lot of night scopes the prophet on the Scopes must be extremely large. Just remember hunters one day if you're blessed you will be given an opportunity to retire as I have. Looking for unbiased recommendations thank you
Wow great video we really appreciate all the time and effort spent in putting this together in describing it in a way that we can understand... There's a lot of food for thought.... thank you again!!!
I know you've heard this before... There are basic CQB / Survival rules. Know your gear - You can describe to us in detail the stats and function of everything you use. Be proficient with your gear - You are clearly very familiar with the physical opetation of your gear, and more specifically you know how to execute corrective measures to get you back in the fight. Know your limits, shoot n scoot, that laser works both ways... etc. Brother, you may not be Tier One... but You know how to shoot, move, fix it, and survive. Thats all you need to know. 👍
The most ive ever used my pvs 14 is walking on a flat bike trail at night for 2 hours like 3 times, Ive never shot a gun with nods, but theres a few things i learned: They fog up every 2 minutes if its under 40 degrees and it sucks, i havent found a solutiom other than wiping it every 2 minutes. Whenever you walk at night, nods or none, even going potty, wear safety glasses, the last thing you want it catchjng a twig with your eye. Wool gloves get caught on velcro battery holders and that sucks for making battery changes in the dark
After having watched the full vid, I want to add some Central European sauce to this video. 1: I love you showing the effects of different lighting on a gen 3 device as those are quite a bit rarer here. 2: before but even more so after the Ukrainian invasion I for my region keep a more watchful eye out for lessons learned in Ukraine as our SHTF scenario is rather a direct Russian army invasion. So I would be interested in thermal and night vision equipped drones spotting as well as evading detection to prevent artillery strikes 3: In case of such invasion 2 things are prioritized, families immediate survival by evading enemy sources to prevent rape torture and killing and enemy disrupt by attacking targets of opportunity. For me this is challenging as Central Europe is some what poorer still meaning for me or friends owning 4000 dollar NV devices is less realistic especially since gen 3 are rare tubes here. Long story short: for a Central European scenario it is likely that it involves a state actor with artillery capability and for any prepped besides NV capabilities he/she should try to procure at least minimal thermal options as well to fulfill the evasion role as typically you will be on your home terrain and now the best hiding spots but need to have early warning to evade.
Remember folks, for SHTF, Thermales use an ungodly amount of batteries, and after the first month most people will probably be out if theyre constantly using thermals
I cannot do math, or read a script:
We created 30 hours of NV footage. Which means ~150 hours a year.
Not 30 hours of NV and 15 hours of time.
I literally spent 10 hours this month under nods. And spent ~20-30 hours just for the RVB58 video. I'm not really sure how I left that uncorrected in the editing phase
could the splash within the laser be concealed any by using basically an IR version of Black 2.0/3.0 paint, with a narrow metal tube around the (for lack of a better term) muzzle of the laser. kinda like a suppressor. I'm not saying this would be particularly useful in any other way than reducing the signature of the bright dot at the source of the light. flood against the terrain down range would not be mitigated by this.
(I have found myself needing to re-subscribe to you after being somehow unsubscribed to you multiple times. I find that this is common amongst firearms related channels. somehow I just become not subscribed by the overlords at YT)
@@indoorkite651 no idea, could be a very neat experiment.
How much do you think you spend on batterys for your nods on average?
@@Delta_Seven basically zero.
@@BrassFacts Really? I would think dozens with how much power (I assume) NVGs use
I've noticed a lot of goons coming out of Utah. I was stranded out in the desert on a broke down dirt bike, I posted to facebook for help and around 2 in the morning a group of guys with NVG's showed up to rescue me. First time I've ever seen through them. Something else for sure. Now saving up.
I hope that when the sdhtf, people will be as gracious. As a country we need to stay together as much as possible.
Having been in the middle of no where Afghanistan where there was no light pollution, on a new moon night with overcast, I can tell you there are times you literally struggle to see your hand in front of your face without NVG’s. In similar conditions though but with a clear sky, it is jaw dropping amazing to see the milky way with the necked eye and struggle to find a spot you don’t see a star. Seriously, if you ever get the chance to go way off coast or in the desert on a clear new moon night and star gaze, DO IT!!!
yep. Reminds me of a time we shot while camping
I was like: "guess I'll die"
And turned on a whitelight and trudge back to the car. It was that dark.
I live deep in the Idaho mountains… it gets DARK at night, but on a clear night the stars are just as you describe. Sometimes I stay out for hours just enjoying the night sky
The stars in Afghanistan are something to behold. High altitude, clear air, and almost no light pollution for 10’s to 100’s of miles. Absolutely stunning to see the Milky Way that vividly.
@@BandAid350z how high is Afghanistan?
I’ve seen stars at 9-10k feet and it was pretty cool. I hear Afghanistan gets pretty high up there
@@BandAid350z Afghanistan is beautiful especially the mountains
How does this guy not have more subscribers? Literally putting out some of the most informative fighting preparedness content on the platform.
TH-cam doesnt push his videos.
Someone doesn't want the world to know this type of information. More people need to know, so spread the word.
The modern world has millions of things trying to grab your attention and you only have so much time to glue yer face to a screen per day
@Europa The Last Battle. NET the long nose tribe and their buddies indeed run the show
Useful knowledge isn't popular. Hype is.
After 2 years of weekly night shoots and a number of night classes my biggest take away is you need a team using both thermal and night vision. A static target in very dark conditions is like playing where's waldo in monochrome, so you need spotters using thermal. Also the power of illuminator crossfire can not be understated. It's easy to light up a target with top-tier iluminators, see nothing. Then have your buddy a few degrees off to one side light it up and suddenly you have a target clear as day. It's often so obvious that it's hard to believe you didn't see it.
Absolute truth
I didn’t hear it (maybe I missed it), but be careful to not get sucked into the NVG perception of light. Not an issue with monoculars, but with dual tubes, one can get into the idea that they can see and nobody else can, but the reality is that the visible light is bright enough that you’re standing out to the normal eye. Less of an issue if you remove the eye cups, but then you get more light visible on your face at certain angles.
that was a 10min section that was cut actually. It's in the next video
A big thing is backlighting yourself, easy to not do without nods. But with nods the autogating can be a curse and you can't tell you just step infrotn of a lighting source
Also the reflection of lenses unless drilled caps or similar device is used
One reason why I suggest most people that aren’t with a team, use single tubes.
And always know the level of lume from the moon prior to going out. Doesn’t help with artificial light, but does help as a baseline for when out in the open.
My first time using nods there was a thunderstorm about 40 miles away that you couldn’t see with eyes, but you could see all the lightning through the nods. It was the first night of 24 hour ops so I thought I was just tripping balls. There was also a small bush 200m away that took us 30 minutes to figure out it wasn’t a person
last part is literally some dayz ass shit
@@wolfram2272 I thought the same
Reminds of Generation Kill when the approaching column of T-72 tanks is actually just a town
@williamflowers9435 great reference, great mini series.
This is a great example of the limitations of something a lot of people think is a superpower (it is). What's even more telling about the different lighting conditions is how digital nightvision companies or users won't even mention this in most of their advertising since it would reveal the massive gap in performance each system gets without IR Illumination or ambient lighting. Good shit man.
Yep, I bet the new Digital stuff would work really well when it's bright as shit.
But I suspect in all other scenarios it may very well be worthless. I need to get my hands on a opsin
@@BrassFactshis. No one has really shown the opsin in the near blackout conditions you described, it would be great to see one compared to gen2+, which it appears to compete with in terms of performance. I'm tempted to get one but the proprietary charger makes it useless for SHTF IMO.
Fyi, GunBroker has Opsins listed for 1,875 vs the 2,500 MSRP.
Ran NV a shit ton in my time in the service. A shit ton. 02-09 era. I got out, and left the gear and concepts behind until a few years back. Now training ls back on the plate. NV is a great tool and a must. But their is so much more then running, gunning and NV work. Just took my buds out on a patrol with full kit and didn’t shoot once… they hated it! They were over the compass, SMEAC, SLLS, RPO, and FRAGO talk…. I was loving it. Keep on training and learning the “not so fun” stuff. Awesome vid, keep killing it. And you don’t have to be prior service to play! Just need the heart to learn. Cheers all!
One of the topics with night vision that doesn't get covered much in civilian circles is driving with night vision. It's something that we did when I was in the Marine Corps, and it bring a whole host of challenges, especially in dusty conditions, like gravel roads or in the desert
NODS definitely change your FOV and depth perception. I spend a lot of time driving under NV and it takes a bit to get used to, especially at speeds above 25mph on farm roads. A lot of fun though!!
I was wondering what the legality of that would be 😂 I imagine driving down the road without headlights on would be some serious phantom shit. Especially with an electric vehicle
@Lindbo Knife & Tool I mean technically with blackout lights you still have them. Just not too sure how legal it would be
@@lindboknifeandtool My parents use to do that to us growing up without NVGs to scare us lol.
@@uncreativename9936 “son I REMEMBER where to go, I REMEMBER!!!”
Never understood why you don’t have like 5 million subscribers dude you only put the facts and do it in a way we all can understand and relate to so thank you 🙏 I do appreciate it
you might say he...gets down to brass facts
I just got to actually use my goggles last night. I walked in the park and it was crazy. I could see everything. My image intensifiers definitely have more of a whitish, blackish look rather than the blueish look. I was able to navigate very well. I tried to wait until everyone left so people wouldn't see some guy get out of his car with a ballistic helmet. It was weird for a little bit cause there was this car parked that wouldn't leave for a while. They left around an hour after I started walking around and I could see the occupants get out of the car and vomit from about 60 yards or so away. Man it was so fun.
be sure to try it well into the wilderness, parks give a false sense of illusion regarding how effective they can be.
"ground actual to control, tac vom commenced"
My experiences using nods in the city park involved a lot of drunk teens, passed out homeless guys, and people doing naughty things. Pretty sure I have a clip of scaring the everloving shit outta a camping homeless woman on my chanel
@@destroyerofgear lmao 🤣 😂 😆
@BrassFacts I second this, a "bright" night with decent moon lume gets a whole lot harder to see in once you duck under thick canopy in the bush
One of the best channels on TH-cam in the SHTF/fighting preparedness genre.
Well thought out, well produced content focusing on practicality and things that actually matter.
Keep it up brother.
More SHTF an preps. Always entertaining, tickles the fancy an practical. Thanks for all content.
appreciate the tip
Nice video! From past military service overseas, a useful tip for urban ops is to use IR chem lights when entering rooms to help you remain passive AND not create bloom... you can move the chemlight if you are short, but its better to leave them in each room to confirm each room's condition. You also need an SOP to mark rooms under nods (EPW; MEDIC; clear; breach needed etc.). For that, another trick is to apply different strips of duck tape to mean different things (3 thin strips for EPW; 1 thick, 1 thin, and 1 thick for MEDIC etc.).
Tactical barcodes
One thing I’ve learned. If you have to request a price quote it’s way too high lol.
you don't request a price quote. The prices are listed.
Checked 10 minutes ago, they are no longer listed
It was relatively recently that I learned that suppressors weren’t the flash killers that I always heard they were. Showing the flash at range showed just how true that is. I’m really interested in seeing more of that “testing.” Even if it isn’t scientific there is almost no documentation on this area.
That's why I have no interest in titanium cans. Sure they can be a bit lighter, but they aren't good on short barrels with rapid fire, and they're very flashy especially under nods.
@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Yeah I too dropped all aspirations for a titanium can. It typically saves money doing so.
@@robbywoolums9071absorb heat and glow much quicker than steel/inconel too
I've owned my PVS-14 for a little over a year now, and the amount of NV content coming out since that time is staggering.
You guys are helping so many people out. great yob.
What mount did you get? I just bought the E.T dragon mount and the j arm has already broke and I haven’t used it yet.
@@Staccato62 I bought a used rhino II mount, and added a PMRM dovetail adapter. I used a wilcox dovetail j arm clone made by tier none. Affordable and effective.
@@Wabaanimkii awesome thank you!
That was really interesting. Hope you'll do the part 2, I find this personally very valuable
I spent 21 years in Army aviation as a Hooker (one day Oxide will graduate to my beloved Chinook). My combat experience started in Panama during Operation Just Cause and ended in the middle of Enduring Freedom. Up until around 2009, while flying missions, we owned the night. So much so that by my third rotation to Afghanistan, we were taken off guard when the enemy could track us with fire while we evaded. When debriefing with S2 they could not believe our account that the enemy could come up with effective NVDs.
The dawn of cheap Chinesium gear used by those guys was leveling out the playing field.
Now recently, we've gifted them some of the best gear and NVGs you could use in the military. Thanks Brandon!
Keep up the great work. You are inspiring.
thanks, and thanks for the story.
I was joking earlier:
We went from "owning the night"
to
"renting the night"
You should be thanking Brandon that not a drop more of American blood was wasted for foreign interests. Who cares what toys they got on the other side of the world, not our problem, and certainly not worth a single drop of American blood,
Night vision and radios are the Achilles Heel of the prepared citizen. It's complicated and expensive. Holosun helped open up the night vision/thermal game with their new line but it's not even available yet and it's first generation.. so there's going to be issues and some fine tuning needed.
Dang brass speaking, a calm song under it, a couple of shots, why is this shit so relaxing? I could watch this for hours sitting in my couch beside stove sipping a whiskey while it rains outside...
When you get into night vision you need at least two PVS14’s. One to wear and one to make pictures of yourself with.
sadly yes, otherwise, how else would people know
@@BrassFacts 😂 yes and we do need those cool avatar pics in white phosphor glow
I've learned more in this video about night vision than I have in the past two years.
Blown away by these realizations with my own WP tube.. the naked eye can see quite well in all but the darkest conditions. Also, didn’t realize how bright my neighborhood is at night until I walked it with NV. Camouflage definitely still matters to the wearer
I have a WP PVS-14 and I couldn’t agree more. When you power on the devise after just turning out the lights or getting out of your car, it takes a good 30 minutes for your unaided eye to fully adjust. But once it does it alarmist takes away from the NVG’s performance. Our eyes are a wonderful thing
For those complete black out conditions, I run an X300V on my helmet for hands-free IR illumination and also a really good long run time. When I go indoors for complete blackout conditions, I rotate that X300V upwards and bounce it off the ceiling to illuminate the entire room.
Ok. The best video on NVG deployment I've seen. Thank you for the detailed assessment of equipment type and tactics and not just being an advertisment for stuff. Keep up the great work.
In a TH-cam world of frauds shills and political bullshit - I am genuinely excited when I see you have a new video out
thanks man, means a lot.
Fun fact. City lights can also be referred to as Urban Glow. Impress your friends
This is the video nobody deserves but everyone needed.
Hands down one of the coolest and informative videos on Night Vision… somebody give this man an award!!!! Or money, yeah, send him your monies!!!
What no one told me. I was going to be very poor
They can't, otherwise you might realize the issues within the system in time to hedge bets against them. If you did that, they'd make less of your money...
Save up man. I’ve been fortunate tbh and if I wasn’t then I’d be saving hella. I’m not rich and don’t make a lot but I would be saving for shit either way.
By far your best video to date. Great job. Would really enjoy more content like this.
Thank you for this vid... It reinforces TRAINING. Having all these cool toys is awesome. But they're only as good as how well you're able to employ them.
Your videos are of extremely high quality and I can tell so many hours went into them. I can't thank you enough.
I really like the Long form discussion videos!
I have been seriously looking at NV as a capability I do want, so content like this helps.
I don't want to just hear "NV is great, or just get these things"
I need to know the considerations I need to make for a practical use of this before I drop north of 15K on equipment. I want more realistic approach to it overall.
Thank you for making this!
Would also like to see the thermals video as well!
thermals is brutal. When "budget" is 4000-7000 dollars.
@@BrassFacts I suddenly don't have interest in thermals.
I've already been spending a good few weeks mentally preparing myself that a proper NV setup will cost me north of 10K. But I do have a cutoff of what I can consider "reasonable" for me. Taking out a car loan for gear...isn't reasonable for me.
I can just get a monocular to have that in reserves for like 2K and be done with it. I mean still not cheap. But I'm more comfortable with that prospect.
My goal is ultimately preparedness because I know this will give an advantage to me I can't overlook. But I still want to try and keep things somewhat reasonable.
@@Lync512 You can get an entry level thermal monocular for less than $900.
@@Lync512 just wait for the collapse and go cop yourself a brand new set of quads
@@ATruckCampbellis it any good?
Yes please!!! I definitely want to watch/learn/enjoy the part you cut out for time reasons.
I have ZERO experience on this subject but find your videos highly informative.
Thanks!
I like less gear videos and more videos like this , I haven’t been able to spend enough time under night vision to have a grip on all the conditions. This gives me a better idea on what gear I’ll need when I go night hiking or hunting thank you
EXTREMELY interested in this kind of content. Please continue lol
I have seen all of your NGV videos and although this video is about a year old, I find it very relevant; I appreciate the time you have taken to do this. I am one of the many that cannot afford the most basic: " NVG" aka PVS14. but I have tried and currently possess the poor man's digital version of one, and I know that is has limitations, however I can tell you that even this chinisium model will give you a substantial edge on a static position, I have even tried walking with it around the yard in the dark and is definitely double... I Quess the joint of the comment is that something is better than nothing. and this info still applies to Digital night vision. once again thank you.
I am freshly on my NVjourney, new pvs14 acquired, helmet almost built. BrassFacts and Hop (plus my friend who is being the guinea pig) have been so crucial in getting me this far. This video alone is some of the first footage I have seen of shooting from a 3rd party POV under nods, let alone someone who could explain what was going on. I am really excited to continue and dive fully into night shoots. I have a lower and a Sandman in desperate need of a 300blk upper to link them. I would love to see you break down anything and everything as far as kitting a night time carbine/rifle with the right optic and such. Your videos are great, and I hope you know that you bring a lot of original and valuable info/footage to this community. Every video you post on night vision is critical end-user data that me and many others use to make our next moves. While I disagree with what you think is "unrealistically close", I hope to be a patron to guntubers like you one day when I don't also need money.
Not sure about civi models...but if they have IR function just remember it works both ways, never use them during bright light without lens cap on, and anything IR on your kit is also double edged sword
My PVS 14 came in yesterday, this video dropped right on time
Mine too lol. Haven't got to really mess with them too much, but fun testing around the house as I've never used nvg before.
The long high detail videos are great
You managed to keep my tiny attention span
Appreciate the info too, its not easy to find
A lot of us who have used it where you can get shot at...tend to not be making videos as we are still working or just tired.
Keep up the good work.
I gotta cut the butter and ask about the drip poncho brand or where you got it? Rest of the video and info was great love it. Drippy poncho was just it.
I was wondering the same thing also.
Your comment on lighting really rung true for me, I recently had an opportunity to look through an Eotech PVS14 in a completely unlit interior room. The view was surprisingly grainy and although better than literally sitting in the dark, was not really that amazing.
Becoming a serious force in the nvg community my man,thanks for the knowledge🙂
Please do more nvg stuff even though its expensive as hell, you hop and sage are the only channels that actually give good information
First, thank you for the time you put in for the clips. I know that took a lot of planning and effort.
Secondly, I feel like any person regardless of skill level, could take a lot of information from this video.
Thanks for the content.
glad to help, it's why I do it.
I just came across your channel and have been binge watching. I love your content. It’s just what I look for in videos. Not just reviews, but realistic applications and scenarios. Great stuff 👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. Love the focus on real world usage. We need more of these conversations.
As a former swat officer I love this channel. I will say this if you get into NODS you need to train your ass off with them and understand the pros and cons. However in a SHTF moment if you don’t have NODS you’ll die to the person that does, the advantage is real.
They’re not hard to use or learn about. Been using them in the infantry for 8 years now and now have my own L3 PVS31A.
@@Abolish_The_ATFyeah man but to the average person not in a military unit or tactical law enforcement unit if you don’t have direction by someone who has been using nods for some time you want understand the limitations of NVG’s. The worse time to experience your non experience is when it’s life and death.
@@tae199 you don’t need to serve to know about this stuff. I have lots of friends that never served and own their own gear and nods. It’s not hard to learn and use. There’s so many videos that’ll tell you everything you need to know. When you wear them, they’re not hard to get use too my guy
This is some really excellent "into the minutia" kind of information that many can't give. Greatly appreciated.
P.S. We don't mind the hour plus version.
This is an incredible resource, thank you for making this
Using them to avoid fights is for sure not stressed enough. The O in NODs isn't offensive.
that'll come up in another video. My main usage of nods for SHTF is just navigation and movement during a time where everyone sleeps, and would have trouble seeing you.
Living in Louisiana and having close to 100hrs under NODS over the last 2 years I can confirm civ power lasers are almost always viewable for the entire stream of the laser given the amount of humidity and any contaminants in the air that’s omnipresent.
Absolutely solid video. People assume that when they buy night vision it makes them invisible. Not to mention the use of IR lasers and lights in a SHTF scenario will for sure give your position away
Good video, but one thing I would like to see in the future when directly comparing two things (in this case, active vs passive aiming) is some timed COFs with both known and unknown targets at various ranges. The presence of some objective data could help clear up some of the distinctions in my mind. I have shot a few USPSA matches under bridged PVS14s, as well as compared times on standardized COFs in practice, and it is interesting to see the data. Personally, I am about 20% faster with a white light with constant on than passively with NODs, and about 20-30% slower with a laser than passively since I can use my same muscle memory with passive shooting. Granted, these stats are all from 100 yards and in, known target, and known distance situations, so having "blind" stages as well as variations in situation and distance would be pretty interesting. Thank you for all the good info you put out there!
I have some videos where I show passive at specific ranges, but it's so random (lighting dependent).
I'll keep that in mind in the future though. Sometimes I may be to vague for sure
We want part 2! Great video! Very informative, definitely gave me something to think about to improve self! Thank you!
Some of the best content on TH-cam..
This the type of info I’ve been looking for. Yes please continue seriously.
Yup...
I'm a dealer for L3-Harris, as well as like 3 ithwr companies, and I've gotta hold every clients hand damnear
Yo what can you say about potential price increases later this year?
Would love to see the longer version, really good info. Some things I’ve experienced myself/from courses, and some of it is ah-ha why didn’t I notice that. Great stuff!!!
You and Lucas from T.Rex have done more actually useful nightvision content than all the rest of the internet combined… Thank you sir
I'm not quite on his level, but I appreciate it.
checkout delta34 he also does this type of content.
@@BrassFacts I'd argue you go beyond his level with this kind of video. Just because you don't have fancy editing doesn't mean the content isn't as real-world tested as you can get (with hypothetical situations). I watch far more of your videos than dynoboi videos at this point.
thats why night vision in german is called "Restlichtverstärker" which means enhancer of remaining light. human nightvision and i would argue even the one of animals, is completely dependent of outside light sources, no?
yep. Some animals can see thermal/IR but obviously not humans.
I have so many experiences in near black out. That shit is wild. You don’t realize just how dark it can get even with nods.
Brass facts poncho game is on point
Best nv video yet, this had a lot of work to do so thank you.
nah, I think you win in that camp. But I'll take second or third.
@@BrassFacts get outta here! Super sick meta talk!
The most important thing nobody tell you about NVGs is that they don't make the cool Fweeee sound when turned on like they did in the old games
biggest disappointment. They just make this dumb autogating noise now :(
@@BrassFacts That feel when you spend multiple Ks for Sam Fisher fwee but all you get is the ability to see at night =(. Great video btw!
Question: do you run an offset or direct zero on your laser?
@@Zel_eo In a perfect world I like offset/parallel
But realistic: I got through a lot of gear that is just "review" gear, so I just cowitness at like 150 yards (direct). It works well enough.
This is a very informative video of realistic expectations of owning night vision and operating with it. Hollywood and other entertainment videos on TH-cam in my opinion give a false perception of how night vision performs. I’ve said it so many times to friends this exact comment. It is a great tool to have but once you operate with it your entering a whole different ball game in regards to accurately engaging targets. This comes from my own experience ie. tactical carbine night vision course and hog hunting. High respect to you and your crew training like y’all do and putting out this transparent video. Great stuff!
On point man! Definitely believe having both active and passive aiming devices on your main squeeze is the way to go. THANK YOU for showing how much pitch black and weather can really limit your visibility. Just like in everything there is no free lunch 👍
I’m looking forward to Part 2…and Nova!
One thing I did was pick AA battery power over 123s for my WP pvs14s. They're just a more common battery. 2, I picks up USB rechargeable batteries and a solar battery to recharge them. Yes, they're not as great as normal batteries. But they'll work.
Don't use rechargeables in your nods please. It could seriously fuck them up
@Krieg1420 They're back ups in case of emergency which is the point of my post. But good looking out
Your conclusion, and the IR spillage is why I opted to drop one analog tube for a relatively cheap digital thermal monocular. (AGM Taipans were on sale for around $500) and I'm primarily using it for detection and scanning purposes with a single analog tube used for navigation.
It's also why I've opted to go primarily with a top mounted dot. The analog tube is over my left eye, and I typically cant the rifle inboard as a right handed shooter. That's relatively accurate out to about 50 yards.
I'm debating on whether or not it's worth it to invest in a thermal rifle optic because of this as well.
I’ve been looking into night, vision and pvs-7 vs pvs-14 so I talked to somebody who is actually in the military and had experience with both in combat. He recommended pvs-14 so that’s where I’ll start.
The PVS 7 is trash. The PVS 14 is awesome. The issues people have with the biocular PVS 7 is the depth perception issues the units don't allow aim down sight and exposing both eyes to image intensifier tubes reduces awareness of exposure light around you as you try to stay hidden. Not just that but you will be temporarily blind in both eyes when you take them off for about 15 mins so it's better to use one eye at a time through a PVS 14 you can switch eyes for eye relief if you get strain which is more common with green phosphor than white.
@@brandonlalande-mu6zx yes I bought a PVS-14 white phosphor
I think we would all like to see the in depth ideas you have on radios, watches, etc
Just bought my first set haven't looked through nods since I ETSed super excited for them to arrive in the mail
I can't afford the equipment, but the knowledge is great. Cheers
I think I’m going to have to watch this more than once.
Damn brew! This video was badly needed. Way to spot gaps in knowledge and fill them in. I expect much butthurt and fuming in the night vision groups over this.
Great info, looking forward to the thermal video.
Between the two I'm more interested in thermal as a tool to scan my area during night's in a shtf scenario. Both would compliment each other though, thermal as a scanner and night vision as the firearm optic.
My main concern is EMP proofing for those items. Given the high cost of acquiring them it would be disastrous to have them rendered useless when they are really needed.
I don't think handheld devices are likely to be affected.
@@Tattlebot They can be, the EMP travels through the air, so it doesn't matter if it's connected to the grid. The reason the power lines create the most damage is because they act like an antenna and collect the charged particles and distribute them more efficiently.
Even watches can be rendered useless, unless they are the manual windup models. So anything that has any sort of electronic components inside of the device has the ability to fail. This is why I won't put a red dot on my firearms, the time and ammo spent on training to use the them would be a waste.
Can you imagine having to re-zero your rifle after an EMP in a residential area? Personally I'd rather not have to broadcast to the neighborhood that I have guns and ammo until people are coming to take what is mine.
@@adjacentchannel Triple check that. A brief search brings up quora, where a military man tested a generator with various devices. At worst, cell phones needed to be rebooted. Maybe with an inductive charging coil this is no longer the case.
@@adjacentchannel Also, light does not travel, nor does it have the property of time
@@Tattlebot Those test's don't involve the level of electromagnetic burst that are Carrington level or tested with a nuclear device in the upper atmosphere. They don't have the equipment on earth to re-create what could happen without using a nuclear device.
I'm retired and reside in Texas I'm looking to get into hog hunting and coyote hunting (night). I have spent hours and hours of my time researching and researching night scope. I have no interest in thermal technology. I am only interested in harvesting a hog or coyote at the 300 yd Max. Also interested in counting the number of antlers on bucks throughout the season for research purposes.
I don't have the budget or deep pockets to purchase a $6000 scope. I have come across a lot of TH-cam channels that are promoting a lot of night scopes the prophet on the Scopes must be extremely large. Just remember hunters one day if you're blessed you will be given an opportunity to retire as I have. Looking for unbiased recommendations thank you
love it. being someone who's never used night vision outside of a video game, I learned a lot.
Just got my toooob last night. Perfect timing 😍
Looking forward to pt 2
This is some of the best NVG content I’ve ever seen
Wow great video we really appreciate all the time and effort spent in putting this together in describing it in a way that we can understand... There's a lot of food for thought.... thank you again!!!
This is fantastic info, very much appreciated Brass Facts! Thank you
This is great! I prefer this type of content over reviews any day of the week. Best boi! 11 out of 10 would pet!
Everyone stockpiles ammo, food etc. but not many people talk about stockpiling batteries. I don’t have NODs but the topic made me think of batteries.
We don’t want to talk about that lol
Silent hill fog conditions!!! No that's scary 😮😮😮
I know you've heard this before... There are basic CQB / Survival rules. Know your gear - You can describe to us in detail the stats and function of everything you use. Be proficient with your gear - You are clearly very familiar with the physical opetation of your gear, and more specifically you know how to execute corrective measures to get you back in the fight. Know your limits, shoot n scoot, that laser works both ways... etc.
Brother, you may not be Tier One... but You know how to shoot, move, fix it, and survive.
Thats all you need to know. 👍
finally someone that speaks facts about the real downside in a in depth view, thanks for you work. would love to see a video about thermal vision
one day, unfortunately thermal is prohibitively expensive.
Just got gen3 white elbit xlsh11769
In a carson milspec Pvs14.
Thanks for info
The most ive ever used my pvs 14 is walking on a flat bike trail at night for 2 hours like 3 times,
Ive never shot a gun with nods, but theres a few things i learned:
They fog up every 2 minutes if its under 40 degrees and it sucks, i havent found a solutiom other than wiping it every 2 minutes.
Whenever you walk at night, nods or none, even going potty, wear safety glasses, the last thing you want it catchjng a twig with your eye.
Wool gloves get caught on velcro battery holders and that sucks for making battery changes in the dark
Top-tier stuff obviously generated from time using the equipment, thank you for the info!
This was a wonderful video! Thanks for the help. You sound very intelligent
After having watched the full vid, I want to add some Central European sauce to this video. 1: I love you showing the effects of different lighting on a gen 3 device as those are quite a bit rarer here. 2: before but even more so after the Ukrainian invasion I for my region keep a more watchful eye out for lessons learned in Ukraine as our SHTF scenario is rather a direct Russian army invasion. So I would be interested in thermal and night vision equipped drones spotting as well as evading detection to prevent artillery strikes 3: In case of such invasion 2 things are prioritized, families immediate survival by evading enemy sources to prevent rape torture and killing and enemy disrupt by attacking targets of opportunity. For me this is challenging as Central Europe is some what poorer still meaning for me or friends owning 4000 dollar NV devices is less realistic especially since gen 3 are rare tubes here. Long story short: for a Central European scenario it is likely that it involves a state actor with artillery capability and for any prepped besides NV capabilities he/she should try to procure at least minimal thermal options as well to fulfill the evasion role as typically you will be on your home terrain and now the best hiding spots but need to have early warning to evade.
You know what causes reprisals on civilians? Civilians conducting attacks on the occupying force.
Absolutely great content!!! I get excited for every Brass Facts video I watch, it’s always very informative!
Remember folks, for SHTF, Thermales use an ungodly amount of batteries, and after the first month most people will probably be out if theyre constantly using thermals