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(NSFW) Female Sniper Hits Russian Separatist Through Thermals
Published 2 years ago
Members of a Ukrainian sniper team watch a separatist position through their thermal optics as one of the separatist fighters makes the mistake of revealing his heat signature.
If you've ever wondered why the new hotness in military camouflage always involves something to suppress your heat signature, this video is why. Thermals and Night Vision are no longer something only in the hands of U.S. Troops. In fact, just about every country in the world, and even a majority of the rebel factions in the Middle East now have access to thermal imaging devices and night optics. The secret is out, and nobody gets to claim they own the night anymore.
What you're looking at in this video is a Ukrainian sniper team laying in overwatch near a separatist trench line. It's the middle of the night, and the separatist fighters have no idea that their enemy can see them clear as day. In the past, it used to just be about not smoking all night and maintaining light discipline. A flashlight or cigarette cherry could give away your position for miles around. Now, and for the remainder of human warfare, light and noise discipline at night is going to be amped up to about 10,000, because your body heat alone is enough to give your position away and get you killed.
