Taiwan's army uniforms - badass

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source:
http://www.dramafever.com/news/taiw...mpaign=Feed:+dramafeverblog+(DramaFever+Blog)

 

[Printer Bandit]

little gimps

 

[waggy]

whoa..freaky.

 

[Ruptga]

Bulletproof masks are a great idea for special forces, especially since they made them look intimidating.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Must suck to breathe in those.

 

[DesiPower]

not sure how limiting visibility of soldiers is a good idea... no wonder China owns their ass

 

[Scarpozzi]

Imagine 30 of those little guys doing backflips Jet Li style!

 

[glenn1]

Bulletproof masks are a great idea for special forces, especially since they made them look intimidating.

No such thing as bullet proof. Even if it stops the round from penetrating, you still get treated to the inertial effects of an object travelling at supersonic speeds. The concussive force of anything but a small caliber pistol bullet would likely be more than sufficient to incapacitate.

 

[DesiPower]

Imagine 30 of those little guys doing backflips Jet Li style!

rofl

 

[sdifox]

There is nothing badass about Taiwan's army.

 

[lozina]

Instead of mother of dragons Taiwain has mother of boards

 

[mmntech]

Looks like an army of S&M enthusiasts. I'd run in fear if I saw that coming for me.

 

[Drako]

They forgot to put on their bullet proof goggles.

 

[PokerGuy]

hahahaha, those guys look like a bunch of idiots. Terrible.

 

[sdifox]

btw just the Special Forces dress like this, not the whole Army.

 

[datalink7]

One of my Soldier's while I was deployed to Iraq had one of those masks (bought with his own money).

It lasted less than a week. It was too difficult to breath, and limited visibility too much.

 

[Ruptga]

No such thing as bullet proof. Even if it stops the round from penetrating, you still get treated to the inertial effects of an object travelling at supersonic speeds. The concussive force of anything but a small caliber pistol bullet would likely be more than sufficient to incapacitate.

There is always at least one smartass like you. But how about this, you put on one of those masks and I shoot you with a .38, then you take it off and I shoot you again, then tell me which one you prefer.

 

[PokerGuy]

Those outfits are better for a kid Halloween costume than for a real special forces unit.

 

[lozina]

There is always at least one smartass like you. But how about this, you put on one of those masks and I shoot you with a .38, then you take it off and I shoot you again, then tell me which one you prefer.

My preference would be mask off, so at least I dont look like a tool as a lay there dead.

 

[Eureka]

There is always at least one smartass like you. But how about this, you put on one of those masks and I shoot you with a .38, then you take it off and I shoot you again, then tell me which one you prefer.

Because everyone's standing around to be shot, right?

How about this, you have to outrun me in a marathon or I get to shoot you in the face. Would you still prefer to have the mask on?

Mobility still counts. But it looks like these guys are in riot gear anyway, so it doesn't look like they're really meant to be moving much.

But back to the topic, these things are supposedly rated to withstand rifle calibers. Not sure how bad the concussive force will be though.

 

[Ruptga]

If you're breaching doors and moving from room to room, well, you're no standing around to be shot but there's a good chance you'll be shot at or trigger a trap. That sort of thing is exactly what riot gear is for; it's not for generic ground pounding or running races.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Bulletproof masks are a great idea for special forces, especially since they made them look intimidating.

And here is the least intimidating.

The Evzones are members of an elite ceremonial unit of the Greek Army responsible for guarding the Greek president's residence and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Clad in uniforms consisting of tights, tassels, pompomed clogs, and frilly tutus, they more closely resemble a fever dream of Michael Flatley as a transgender assassin than an esteemed military force. To augment their fabulousness, the Evzones engage in an elaborately choreographed marching routine, because clearly everyone involved has forgotten what it is that guards are supposed to do.

 

[Ns1]

^^

To augment their fabulousness

:biggrin:

 

[OutHouse]

Looks stupid and impractical.

 

[phucheneh]

http://www.dramafever.com/news/taiwans-new-army-uniforms-are-downright-scary/

More photos.

What seems odd to me, ignoring that 'commandos' with shields and heavy armor seem weird (not very surreptitious and whatnot), is that...well, they don't have very heavy armor. It looks like, best case scenario, those vests have some generic square trauma plates in the front and back. Nothing else there is going to be terribly bulletproof...except their faces which are usually the last place to get armored. And even if the armor works, they get a broken face for their trouble. Seems like more complete torso armor would be statistically safer...and they'd be able to see.