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What happened? Why do modern soldiers look so cringe?

>> No.15868063
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>>15868003
idk anon, idk

>> No.15868070

>>15868003
Wearing battle colors servs little purpose. It's best to be as invisible as possible

>> No.15868077

Because it is practical, you faggot

>> No.15868090
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>> No.15868091

>>15868070
what about the HONOR one looks like fodder the other looks like a highly established and distinguishable gentleman

>> No.15868104

>>15868091
Well one thing is that we live in democracies now. War is a whole lot less desirable as a leader when you have to tell people who you want to vote for you that their kid is coming back home dead cuz greater good. Kings had more incentive to do this.
War is also now a profession and not a lifestyle, because we no longer have an aristocratic class that derives from the retinues of kings and lords that were granted land and men in exchange for their military service. Instead we just have people who are professional military, and we like them to look like people who render services efficiently vs to look cool. You would probably not want your plumber to come dressed like he's a Balmain model.
We also have less wars overall, because mutually assured destruction, because nukes.

>> No.15868114

>>15868090
>chinstrap doesnt fit his massive jaw and chin
MEGA BASED

>> No.15868149

>>15868114
That's just how they're supposed to wear it.

>> No.15868890

>>15868104
>You would probably not want your plumber to come dressed like he's a Balmain model.

Goddamn that’s hot.

>> No.15868921

>>15868003
>What happened?
A little thing called World War I.

When you had countries suddenly go from armies of a few hundred thousand men primarily intended to hold parades and oppress colonial holding to countries raising vast armies of millions of conscripts who were expected to wallow in muddy trenches and often die in their first battles, the idea of spending money on fancy uniforms became absurd.

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>>15868003
80s was peak for all countries uniforms

>> No.15868951

>>15868003
>Increased range of weapony
>Different tactics and warfare
>Gear provides increased protection
>camo is better for concealment
>line battle warfare was at shorter range and mass line battles because of more innacurate weapons, so thing such as camo were pointless.

If napoleanic soldiers had more modern uniforms and weaponry they would of used them

>>15868926

They looked cool, but that soviet uniform was starting to be a bit outdated when it was introduced in 1969, but i guess soviet doctrine didn't need more modern uniforms.

>> No.15868960

>>15868003
I recommend going to >>>/his/ and learn some world war one.

(I'll give you a hint: a lot of fancy Frenchmen got bloodstains on their beautiful artisinal uniform shirts.

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>>15868951
Best Korean uniforms look great. It’s only Westoid uniforms that look cringe

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Literally NOTHING ever posted on /fa/ drips harder. Nothing.

>> No.15868989

>>15868966
>t.asian

>> No.15868991

>>15868966
>One pant leg untucked
Guess which one of these men is in a work camp, anon?

>> No.15869012

>>15868003
>modern soldier
>ucp
anon, 2005 isn't modern

>> No.15869013

>>15868991
They’re showing off the uniforms you retard, it’s deliberate to show off that it works both ways

>> No.15869154

>>15868991
Triggered by fashion

>> No.15869180

>>15868966
>Mum said it's my turn to play on the Xbox.

>> No.15869181

>>15868003
Truth and traditional values and culture have been steadily dismantled post WWII by the enemy.

>> No.15869199

>>15868890
>colonial holding to countries raising

>> No.15869219
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just lol if you arent full napoleonic core and think your fits mog

>> No.15869393
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You're a fag arse if thou wear thy dress uniform thou shalt never look as great as what we used to don upon on the olden days.

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>>15869393

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>>15869393
>>15869398
>shoots you

>> No.15870226

>>15868966
The north korean army would use modern equipment if it could but it's one of the biggest armies in the world and don't have the cash to modernize, i agree though, cooler than south korean army.

>>15869012

Ucp is still used somewhat and was only starting to be phased out in 2019, military equipment hasn't actually changed much since 2005.

>> No.15870350

>>15868003
I'd rather die in war looking like left than survive looking like right

>> No.15870352

When did military uniforms become so unsexy

>> No.15870375

>>15868003
Necessity you fag

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>>15870375
>war is necessary, necessitating ugly uniforms

>> No.15870396

>>15870375
Wrong

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>>15868003
the STATE of america

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>>15868003
Maybe ask the french at the start of WW1 why bright uniforms are a bad idea

>> No.15870594

Soldiers fight better when they feel handsome

>> No.15870659

>>15868003
Utilitarian purpose takes precedent over aesthetics.

>> No.15870676 [DELETED] 

>>15870594
White european soldiers fight better when they know that they wifes get blacked at home while they are in the war front.
A hail the BBC.

>> No.15870943

>>15868003

the modern looks are pretty effay if you're buff with large-framing shoulders

>> No.15870951

>>15869393

i wonder how many knights needlessly died because they fell in battle and couldn't get up anymore because their armor weighed them down so much till they drowned in the muddy battlefield.

>> No.15870959

>>15870951
Knights armor was more maneuverable and weighed less then people realize.

>> No.15870969

>>15870959

keep in mind that most people back then were 5' manlets though

>> No.15871038

>>15870969
knights were healthy as fuck and martial artists, not forgetting that they would have been with other knights if they were fighting on foot to help them.

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>>15870951
only a few men on horses had armour.
they, like the officerss of today, hold back and let the plebs do the hard work.

>> No.15871090

>>15870480
More like the state of the national guard. They come in one weekend a month anon...

>> No.15871352

>>15868003

>> No.15871460

>>15870226
practically everything in that picture has been replaced with something newer except for the nods and the base m4. the only people you really see wearing ucp and otvs are national/state guard and the occasional police department that gets dod scraps but no grant money

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>>15868003
That shitty camo was phased out last year. Also, modern soldiers can look super based (not like wearing feathers and gay sparkling shit was a good look anyway)

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>>15871791

>> No.15871806

>>15869569
chad tercio vs virgin gendarme

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>>15871791

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>>15871791

>> No.15871912

>>15871806
viva alexelcapo

>> No.15871920

>>15871791
>>15871851
>>15871816
>>15871795
looks like sloppy hick bullshit. no dignity at all.

>> No.15872060

>>15870951
you are a litteral retard who probably plays DnD.
knight armor wasn't 140 pounds like you think. In fact modern bullet proof armor is more heavy. Full suit of armor was like 50 pounds. every time i step outside of /k/ i am amazed how people still cling to these old misconceptions.

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>> No.15872078

>>15872077
holy based.

>> No.15872087

>>15868003
Practicality

>> No.15872112
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Paramillitary is still military

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>>15868003
Stylized uniforms were not only to distinguish sides when in a fight but also acted as propaganda. Imagine being a poor farmboy in the middle of nowhere where all you've known throughout your life is the rural pre-modern landscape and you see some soldiers pass by your house dressed like that when you can barely afford to eat.
The elites don't even come close to the battlefield anymore. There's nothing aspirational to it now and is pretty much for the lower classes.

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>>15872133
statueba

>> No.15872154

>>15871851
nope

>> No.15872163

>>15868926
can't believe bulletproof vests weren't standard issue till a few decades ago

>> No.15872319

>>15872163
>weighs you down
>danger of overheating esp. in tropical climates
>impedes movement, running etc
>you'll still die if you get shot in the head anyway

>> No.15872374

>>15872319
you forgot
>bullet proof armor before the 80s was a meme not rated to protect against anything past standard handgun rounds

>> No.15872702

>>15872374
because it wasn’t meant for bullets retard. it was meant for shrapnel.

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>>15871791
>not like wearing feathers and gay sparkling shit was a good look anyway
The Italians would like a word with you.

>> No.15873663

>>15872112
I remember them fashion in the background, must be mid 90s.

>> No.15873671

>>15872151
hippa

>> No.15873841

>>15868003
who cares, the US military is just an extension of the israeli security forces

>> No.15873857

>>15872163

hey bro if you take a chunk of steel and coat it in linex it stops a bullet bro strap it to your chest
oh shit it works

year later: hey bro my mom said she doesn't want these ceramic dinner plates, lets just epoxy the fuck out of them and strap them to our chests and see if it stops booolets

10 years late: why the fuck are you hoarding all these milk jugs?

IDK but these dudes in our military are dumb as fuck they keep drowning because they think they can swim in body armor

mmmm lets take those milk jugs, melt and smush them and see if they stop boo-lets and then give them to the idiots

kay

MoSt AdvanCed MiltaRy in Da WurlD

>> No.15873930

>>15870951
all of them, thats why no one wears armor anymore.


ever thought of just looking into things before posting retarded shit? fucking retard

>> No.15874263

>>15870951
knight armor weighs less then modern military equipment you uncultured swine.

>> No.15874323

>>15869219
What a badass fit. I would love to have this print hanging in my home

>> No.15874410

>>15869569
Absolute UNIT

>> No.15874918

>>15870951
Knights were ripped as fuck.

>> No.15874929

>>15868966
look like metal gear solid 2 guards

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>> No.15875061

>>15868966
literally just copying the british army uniform

>> No.15875063

>>15870951
people have already explained why youre wrong but i also wanted to say you are a retard

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>>15875050

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>> No.15875719

>>15868003
because americans are all fat and ugly

>> No.15875740

What would you prefer, not getting shot or swag overload?

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can anyone confirm these types of uniforms?

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>> No.15876146

>>15876000
Ghostbusters

>> No.15876240

>>15868090
what country is this?

>> No.15877212

>>15876240
Spain

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>>15868003
I want to wear the coat

>> No.15877362

>>15876240
They are The Spanish Legion

>> No.15877374
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>> No.15877472

>>15876143
underrated

>> No.15879318

>>15871920
You sound like the kind of person that thinks fashion means dressing like a pretentions prep school fuck or suit and tie. Just take a look at how much the military influenced modern street fashion you stuck up bitch.

>> No.15880999

>>15876000
>Women soldiers
Just why America ?

>> No.15881006

>>15868003
implying ucp isnt a based camo and epaulets dont make you look retarded in modern day

>> No.15881275

>>15881006
UCP is the camo of college rejects and minorities

>> No.15881280

>>15880999
Hi there!

You seem to have made a bit of a mistake in your post. Luckily, the users of 4chan are always willing to help you clear this problem right up! You appear to have referenced the United States of America when posting, but the country has nothing at all to do with the conversation! Whoops! You should always remember to stay on topic when replying to posts on 4chan, unless the thread is about Americans! Referring to a nation of people when it isn't necessary is poor form. You should always treat everyone as Anonymous, unless their nationality is absolutely vital to the post that you're making!

Now, there's no need to thank me - I'm just doing my bit to help you get used to the anonymous image-board culture!

>> No.15881805
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>>15868003
Too much tacticool garbo, OP

>> No.15881824
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>>15881805
Love the winter waffen ss uniforms

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>>15881824

>> No.15882139

>>15868003
muh practicality and no regard for aesthetics

>> No.15882153

>>15868070
CHAD battle colour vs virgin blending in

>> No.15882159

>>15868104
cope cringe. Why are you here?

>> No.15882163

>>15868070
The worth of man is dependent on their visibility. The invisible soldier is a worthless, expendable, subhuman tool.

>> No.15882170

>>15882163
dangerously based

>> No.15882222
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Pic related mog all your faggy tacticool soldiers.

>> No.15882234

>>15880999
its from a movie and only the Latina is a soldier, the rest are scientists

>> No.15882850

>>15868926
Those were actually the lowest rags imaginable. Just made for someone you expect to die within 28 seconds anyways. The gear is shit too.

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>>15868003

>> No.15883457

>>15882222
sangiev

>> No.15883554

>>15882859
homie is nearly bursting out of that kit lmao

>> No.15884187

>>15882859
so much meme kit and bad pouch placement in this pic

>> No.15884276

>>15875072
Spookcore

>> No.15884300

>>15872786
Feathers are based

>> No.15884790

>>15872077
what's the hook for?

>> No.15884852

>>15871851
Lmao literally a target

>> No.15884863

>>15868090
It's like a stripper costume but it's their actual uniform. Fucking glorious.

>> No.15884875

>>15870480
She will catch wind of this picture being spread around the internet. Then she will feel bad and go on a diet for a few hours until she decides it's too hard then she will go right back to eating like a fat fuck. Then she will tell people she tried dieting but it didn't work and this is just how her body is.

>> No.15884878

>>15870951
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzTwBQniLSc

>> No.15885320

>>15884790
apparently you can hook it under your forearm for one handed shooting - think Ian demonstrates it on the vid for it on forgotten weaps.

>> No.15885408

>>15873841
THIS

>> No.15885412

>>15876000
I can imagine them screaming on the battlefield. secret attack : scream, cry, shit their pants and throw period blood around.

>> No.15885414

>>15876143
wait is this tucker carlson lmao

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>>15868003
For one, that's an idealized drawing. Almost no one actually looked quite that good. It would be like putting the photo of Pat Tillman in his tan beret as the example of the modern soldier. With a logistics network based on requests handwritten by candlelight, carried on horseback, and fulfilled by horse-drawn wooden carts on dirt roads, there would be no replacing equipment or uniforms in the field. After the first week of a months-long campaign that dude's uniform would look like shit. Meanwhile if the night-vision goggle on the other guy's head breaks in Iraq, an e-mail can be sent stateside on the spot and that brilliant contraption of rubber, glass, plastic, copper wire, and silicon can be replaced in a matter of days on the next flight. My point being that material goods are incomprehensibly cheaper now than they were in 1800.

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>>15885448
There were no cameras in the period OP's drawing depicts, but by the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 portable cameras were in use and uniforms had changed little since the time of Napoleon. It was still a serious undertaking to take a picture though, and people being photographed would try to look their best. Pictured are French soldiers from 1870 looking their best. Still stylish, yes, but not exactly the ideal depicted in the drawing.

Two big changes to warfare since 1800 are the massively increased deadliness of weaponry and the even greater leap forward in command and control ability. The advent of the radio means instant communication can be sent from headquarters to a unit in combat, allowing instantaneous flexibility in tactics. Before the telegraph, orders had to be manually relayed, and the only way to get immediate information about a unit was for a commander to look at that unit through a spyglass from atop a hill. Bright, distinct uniforms, contrasting both against the enemy army and against other units were an advantage because they allowed commanders to send out orders without waiting for reports from sub-commanders.

The increased lethality of weapons means there is a greater advantage to being difficult to spot. Hence the less beautiful but more tactically effective camouflage, the big dorky but casualty preventing helmet, and the goofy NVG that allows the soldier to operate at night against enemies blind in the dark.

>> No.15885765

>>15885448
bruh im legit reading about this man via jon krakauer's book. s/o pat tillman

>> No.15885856

>>15885492
These are not french soldiers bro.

>> No.15885861

>>15885448
almost everything you said is wrong.
Also pat tillman looks like shit and tan berets are ugly.

>> No.15885871

>>15875719
This

>> No.15886063

>>15876143
cant cuck the tuck

>> No.15886162

>>15885492
>French Soldiers in 1870
>Armed with Gewehr 88s

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>>15886162
>>15885856
No they're definitely Prussians my b

>>15885861
Every other word is correct though. Tillman objectively was a gigachad and looked like a living GI Joe

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>army

The Navy is the most /fa/ service branch

>> No.15886293

>>15885448
>leaves lucrative career in sports to join the zogbots
>gets friendly fired
kek

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>>15886276
Just no competition

>> No.15886314

>>15868090
ONIONS EL NOVIO DE LA MUERTE

>> No.15886368

>>15886293
There's conspiracy theories that he was murdered because he was going to talk about some alleged war crimes but I really believe it was a mistake. Rangers by their own admission aren't known for their intelligence, and there was such a massive recruitment surge after 9/11 that there must have been a bunch of half-trained privates running around. Put those guys in the stress of combat on days long patrols with no sleep and fuck ups are inevitable. At least now he has a male-only gym named after him so that's cool I guess.

>> No.15886396

>>15868149
it looks fucking retarded

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>>15872163
They're not really that useful.Virtually all vests are incapable of stopping more than low power pistol rounds and shrapnel. Plates give some amount of chance to mitigate rifle rounds depending on a lot of different factors.

With that in mind, the vast majority of battle causalities aren't firearm related. So, if your dumb ass is in a room with a grenade, the vest won't likely save your life. If you're involved with an IED, likely same. Artillery? Air? Not even close. It's why helmets are almost always used (cheap, effective against shrapnel, can also be used as an emergency shield against grenades by laying prone facing), and vests are a sign of an army that can't absorb causalities or intends to occupy.

>> No.15886605

i think, I'm not a soldier so don't quote me, but I THINK soldiers dress to avoid getting killed rather than wear clothes

>> No.15886660

>>15886405
first off, any vest with decent sapi plates will withstand up to a 30.06 and some are rated for higher than that
second, the vest is an essential piece of load bearing equipment to a modern soldier's loadout. it holds the majority of what a soldier needs while also protecting their vital organs
third, the two main reasons why soldiers aren't completely covered in bullet proof material is for mobility. imagine soldiers trying to to breach buildings in full eod suits. most modern militaries figured out how to protect the most vital parts of the body without sacrificing combat effectiveness.
in conclusion, you are retarded.

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15886673

>>15868003
in the days of yore they didnt know about camo or combat gear, they just wanted to look good, thats why ww1 helmets look like hats and have spikes etc...

>> No.15886682

>>15872060
>metal is heavier than cloth
Retard

>> No.15886684

>>15886673
the purpose for the spikes on the german pickelhaube helmet was to show rank and to deflect sword blows

>> No.15886886

Odd conventions/differences in how wars were fought meant aesthetics could be considered. Clothes could be cut with tailoring in mind. The Duke of Windsor's tailor cut the dukes clothes based on greatcoats, making the English drape style.

>> No.15886904
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i love the general CIA operative look with khaki pants and navy blue shirt

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>>15886904
I've got a few you might like.

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>>15886904

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>>15872060

>> No.15886936
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>>15886904
This guy was a contractor.

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>>15886904

>> No.15887223

>>15886660
>Muh plates
>Muh sapi
1. This isn't a vest. This is a plate.
2. Likewise, not how it works it. You get a meme rating for gen 3 plates so you can jack off, but ultimately, it's not combat practical as it depends widely on fun things such as: angle, ammunition specifics, distance. If you take 30-06, my answer will be "it depends?".
>It carries shit
Yeah, it also adds WEIGHT.
>Most modern militaries solved the problem of infantry protection by giving people 10 lbs of metal wrapped in a sweater
They didn't. Lack of conventional small arms fighting did. If military industries weren't laughably over funded and political, you'd get much more serious discussions about fun topics like
>Completely getting rid of sidearms
>Why do we even have soldiers?
>How many rifles does a fielded squad actually need?
Which are all serious questions when you look at how few actual combat deaths from small arms there are.

>> No.15887233

>>15885448
this guy looks like a fucking action figure lmao

>> No.15887335

>>15887223
1: you put the plates in the vest and 95% of the time it's going to be taking some 40 year old soviet leftover 7.62 that is lucky to fire let alone have good ballistics
2: soldiers have to carry shit in order to be able to accomplish their mission. try carrying 6-8 mags, plates, an ifak, radio, hydration, and tools in a way that is evenly distributed, modular, and easy and convenient to access during combat
also, what is 10 pounds of necessary weight to a soldier that is in good shape and has trained in said gear.
3: i never said they were completely protected due to having armor plates in their vests. i said that vital areas were prioritized as if a soldier is hit in those areas, they will die quickly. a soldier won't die instantly if they are shot in their gut or in the leg and those areas can be treated and stablilized with said ifak or by a combat medic.
4: there is still a lot of conventional small arms fighting as most conflicts these days are usually fought between a bigger well funded army and smaller insurgent groups using guerilla tactics. you cannot just bomb an insurgent group into submission.
5: there are fewer coalition combat deaths due to advances in medicine, a de-escalation of the amount of troops in current conflicts, and that contractor deaths do not count towards the coalition death count.
not even going to waste my time addressing all of the woke freshman philosophy major questions like "why do we need soldiers" because it's a bunch of vapid pseudointellectual bullshit.

>> No.15887342

>>15887223
>If you take 30-06, my answer will be "it depends?".
Well then you're retarded and don't know shit about plates.

>> No.15887495

>>15886936
he looks like a big guy

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>>15887495
for u

>> No.15887527

>>15873857
shut the fuck up sieg

>> No.15887644

>>15868003
Like almost everything, capitalism and technology have destroyed anything that does not serve a strictly quantitative and utilitarian purpose. Aesthetic judgement is dead.

>> No.15888363

>>15868091
One looks like fodder, the other looks like he's going into battle with the most cost efficient force multipliers that the US army can afford.

OP, you must understand the difference between parade uniforms and battle dress uniforms.

>> No.15888922

>>15888363
kek, the modern solider is fodder too, he just also looks like a clown while doing it

>> No.15889413

>>15888922
Look at mortality statistics for 18th century soldiers vs that of the US army. Doctrine has changed massively, surely you know this? You don't hear about significant portions of battalions dying from marching anymore. The modern US "pajama" BDU is purpose-fit, not good looking. That's all that matters. Other militaries have their own uniforms, which comes as news to your dumb ass.

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>>15886673
these guys were unfathomably based

>> No.15889463

>>15889413
dont care
they still get blown to bits by iraqi IEDs
its kinda funny

>> No.15889480

>>15889463
Now that is what I call edgy.

>> No.15889490

>>15882163
freshman philosophy-core

>> No.15890325

>>15868921
just wait until you hear about the napoleonic wars

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>>15884300
The Bersaglieri is possibly the most based military unit in modern times. One of the few left that still wear a piece of tradition into combat.

>> No.15890670

>>15890638
It's great. Lightweight, and breaks the silhouette of a helmet- no need to bother with netting and foliage.

>> No.15890739

>>15872702
Flak jackets differ from bulletproof/ballistic plate armor, both can take shrapnel but ballistics plates were meant to stop firearm projectiles.

>> No.15890817

>>15889463
yeah bro, you definitely "don't care" about saying some retarded shit and getting called out about it. your girlfriend lives in another school, yeah?

>> No.15891221

>>15871079
Seeth harder

>> No.15891463

>>15890638
Looks like something from DUNE

I like it

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>>15886293
Stop being a zoomer

He was supposed to have an interview with Noam Chomsky before he was killed, supposedly it was going to be anti-war and this would have done huge damage to the Bush administration and the military industrial complex in general. You should stop running your mouth when you clearly don’t know anything.

I think 9/11 was an inside job, but I don’t fault Tillmans motivation for joining the military. He was sincere. Leaving a multimillion dollar football contractor to join the military proves he placed the countries interests above his own.

>> No.15891499

war never changes
except it sure isn't fucking fashionable anymore
>tfw you will never chill with your hussar boys

>> No.15891502

>>15891499
Ceremonial uniforms are a thing though

>> No.15891511

>>15891502
you do get to play dress up for fancy dinners, but it's just not the same
moreover people who join the military are relative subhumans nowadays
gone are the romanticized days of the officer-gentlemen, the nobility of warfare, dying for God and Country
now it's low IQ teenagers who couldn't afford college risking life and limb for Israel and Wall Street

>> No.15892118

>>15891511
you're just glamorizing the past. most wars are fought by the lowest of the low for their country's monetary/territorial gain and/or against the jews