Night Ops

Just tried it through TOR, same shit. Maybe I need to update my browser.

Changing my username doesn't help either. Is everyone using my IP address or something?

As probably the most guilty of many of these high-tech concepts, I do apologize. It should be understood my posts on such come from a background of science and biotech that I play from other motivation and think "This could cross over into night ops". I certainly concur though that it should not be...

Been busy the past couple nights (swordfighting with an alchemist among other things), but tried joining the Lounge just now and kept getting this:

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Anyone else getting this message?

1. I like the interactions & sharing of knowledge. It's what forums are all about. Not only can you post/ask whatever you want, but everyone can respond to it openly and no idea is above scrutiny. 2. The obscurity, which is necessary I suppose but old style forums like this just don't have the reach...

You need to break them in. Wear them for a while, walk across concrete & other abrasive surfaces and they'll soften up somewhat. All footwear (especially boots of all kinds) need a break-in period.

This video demonstrates the concept of 'dead space' fairly well, or 'being where nobody expects you' as Psych mentioned.

Amazon, Ebay, whatever. Or sites that supply martial arts gear.

Understanding the difference between cover & concealment applies to situations where guns are involved - you hear people who conceal carry talk about this topic a lot. While it's not a topic that has a lot of active application in Night Ops, there may come a time where we are pursued/searched for by...

I've never opped in the snow before (proper 'snow' is still considered witchcraft down here) but I'd lean more towards leaving no trace behind, footprints included. No point getting in & out unseen if I leave a literal trail leading back to my house.

True. Only reason knights, samurai, etc were associated with swords was because they were easier to carry around all the time, unlike a spear or halberd. Swords were analogous to pistols these days - every soldier carries one, but rarely ever use them in place of a rifle.

Someone ought to download his videos whenever they're released and upload them on a separate YT channel for posterity.

As a fun camping spot or an off-the-grid abode?

I'd probably share the location if someone asked privately and wanted to explore themselves. Don't know about the others.

I could make it better, but I like the rudimentary nature of it. Easy enough to remember as well if, for instance, you wanna communicate with other oppers in the world.

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PERESC mainly. It's usually enough to know what type of target you're infiltrating (school, church, etc) that you don't really need to mention the specific target you're infiltrating (unless it's a particularly interesting one). UrbExers act more like tourguides for others who may wish to visit said...

I wrote a bit about this topic, mostly in regards to escaping detection: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1660

Stealth games ( Thief, Splinter Cell, etc) are great inspirations for stealth and definitely get you into the right mindset, but AI in games doesn't always replicate real life perfectly. No matter how well you've mastered being able to complete a mission without being detected, at the end of the day...

They'd be useful for keeping an eye out for cops/security guards if you think you might trip a silent alarm or something. Get a heads-up before they come in through the front door and catch you rummaging through their filing cabinets or whatever. And, since they're cheap, if you do have to GTFO imme...

Carrying & operating a drone can be a real pain on an op, but it would be useful for pre-op recon of a target before infiltrating. Don't wanna vault blindly over that wall into a compound? Scout first with a drone to ensure everything's clear on the other side. Look before you leap. Recall the drone...

I rarely carry anything as a dedicated weapon/deterrent, unless it's a non-lethal sort like blinding powder. Knives are immensely useful tools and effective weapons for defending yourself in a life-or-death situation, but swords are pretty rubbish for anything besides combat. Unless you need to do s...

I've answered the door to Jehova's Witnesses (or some other church group) one too many times half-naked, drunk/hung over and wearing a belt full of knives. They've since started skipping my house when they do their doorknocking routes.

Picked up a lightweight hammock and a ViperHood-style ghillie... coat, I suppose you could call it? Would be useful for what you're talking about, Sicarius. I've thought about doing an overnighter somewhere, but the target would need to be large enough to warrant staying overnight to explore it thor...

Most of the climbing we typically do here is surmounting obstacles for an op. Climbing over a wall, a fence, the side of a building, up a tree, etc. But there's no limit to what climbing skills are useful in our sphere of operations.

Not NO-specific, but I think a lot of my tactical/combat/stealth disciplines have influenced my day-to-day behaviour quite a bit. I'm always wary of cover & concealment, I never park right next to my destination (in case I have to flee on foot first and don't wanna risk walking back into the hot zon...

I love it when someone quotes Dracula to me. Makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.

Hello.

How many GameStop shares are you willing to bet on this?

I suppose there are worse ways of coping.

In my limited experience in the US, so long as you stay out of the big cities things are actually pretty peaceful.

No YT channel, just upload my videos directly to this site. Youtube can't be trusted with longevity - tomorrow they may decide that any videos to do with martial arts of B&E go against community guidelines and take them down. Plus here you can download them directly to your device or just watch them...

Or look at the screen with one eye closed. The old 'Pirate' trick.

How quiet is the system? Might be a good tool for either breaking lightbulbs at a distance or painting out camera lenses (with paintball rounds).

Did you try linking the images directly from the wiki? Wikis often don't allow that (for some reason). Better download them to your computer and upload them directly.

Here's the custom camo I made compared to Multicam just for your reference. I darkened a basic Auscam pattern for the trousers just so they'd blend in better at night and spray painted some longsleeve green camo top with brown & another shade of green (using some local vegetation as stencils) to br...

My "custom camo", you mean? Just some old 2nd-hand BDUs and a longsleeve shirt I dyed/spray painted to make them more applicable for Night Ops. Pretty easy to do.

We're not really big enough to appear on anyone's radar, so I'm not too worried.

That does make things difficult... but where there's a will, there's a way. If you're trying to infiltrate an area and passing by a camera is unavoidable, try infiltrating & exfiltrating from a different direction than your home base. Take the long route home. Change directions constantly. Find a wa...

Could these cameras with an infared beam see me if I'm completely submerged in darkness. Yes. That's the whole point of the IR beam - it acts like nightvision. You can get similar features on even cheap video cameras; I used one for my Church Op vid. Was operating in mostly complete darkness but th...

Depends whether or not they have an IR emitter. Some of the houses here have security cameras which project an infrared beam so they can see in the dark. You can usually spot them from the red lights on the lens of the cameras, but sometimes they can be harder to spot - especially if they're one of ...

X-stats are pretty great, keep forgetting what they're called though.

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Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:21 pm
Metal kerambits, very pretty so therefore overpriced but ergonomic as well: https://www.karambit.com/search.php?sea ... on=product

*hides my $800 custom karambits*

Polymer is also substantially cheaper. In fact ColdSteel, whatever you think of their knives, make some pretty good polymer weapons too (training knives, batons, etc). They're lighter to carry and if you happen to lose one in the dark, oh well no big loss.

Some useful stuff in there, basics on how to use a tourniquet, pack a wound, etc. One thing they stress is practise, practise, practise - having medical gear you don't know how to use is like having a gun you leave at home. Muscle memory is important, not just for operating under stress but also ope...

Well it's a 3 hour video, gimme some time.

Hope it helps.

I don't really have a training regime for stealth, I just go out and do it. For physical training, focus on agility & balance. Being able to contort your body to cover/make your silhouette unrecognisable and moving steadily is very conducive to stealth movement.

Eh, 5.7 is overrated. It's meant as a high-velocity cartridge for defeating armour, not for stealth. You'd do just as well (if not better) with subsonic 9mm. And .300 Blackout would be a good substitute for 5.56, though a bit more expensive. It's difficult to train firearms/CQB adequately without th...

Potential for...? I mean, a katana is just as good at cutting people today as it was 500 years ago.

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