– Text and photos by Grant Grieve. I have for some time now been a big fan of the PenCott camouflage patterns, and if you were to ask any of my friends or comrades they would tell you that I never shut up about its virtues. For me it is the first family of camouflage […]
Month: November 2017
2 PARA on Exercise Capable Eagle
Posted on October 23, 2013 by Strike-Hold Paratroopers have practised a combat-style parachute jump as part of joint training between the British and French air forces. Exercise Capable Eagle saw B Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment carry out a jump from an RAF C-130J Hercules. The 50 paratroopers jumped in Overhead Assault Mode, wearing […]
Ruger SR-762 Sport Rifle
Posted on October 18, 2013 by Strike-Hold Sturm, Ruger & Company has announced the new Ruger® SR-762™, bringing the .308 Win./7.62 NATO cartridge to the popular SR-556® family of rifles. The SR-762™ offers the downrange authority of the .308 cartridge in a two-stage, piston-driven rifle that runs cooler and cleaner than traditional gas-driven AR-style rifles. […]
Ukrainian “toad” pattern camouflage
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold A new offering from the Ukrainian company PROF1-Group (products sold under the brand-name P1G-Tac) is their “Jabba” (toad) camouflage pattern. Designed to replace the Soviet-era dark woodland camouflage patterns currently worn by the Ukranian Army, the “toad” pattern is a much lighter, dappled, “woodland” pattern that does indeed […]
UF PRO® Striker Combat Shirt – Silent Heroes Edition
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold This limited edition version of the UF PRO® Combat Shirt was designed and manufactured for the Silent Heroes Foundation’s Special Interdiction Unit rhino protection project. The shirt was specifically designed to provide excellent wearability, comfort and camouflage properties in the harsh South African environment. The sleeves are made […]
New Malaysian Army digital camouflage?
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold During their recent 80th anniversary parade in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Army paraded wearing a new “digital” camouflage pattern. The pattern is reported to have been indigenously designed, and is allegedly a pixilation of the Malaysian Army’s current “Zebra Woodland” pattern. copyright Janes Defence Weekly, 2013 Why the […]
Helikon-Tex introduces MP-Camo® fleece jackets
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold Helikon-Tex have expanded their range of fleece jackets to include two models where the fleece material is printed with their MP-Camo® (a commercial design that’s compatible with UK issue MTP camo). The “Liberty” model is a heavy duty fleece jacket for cold environments. Equipped with a set of […]
Dutch Defence Forces Operational Clothing System
Posted on October 17, 2013 by Strike-Hold We’ve been following the development, trials (and tribulations) of the new “Netherlands Fractal Material” camouflage pattern (in both a temperate and arid version). The one thing we’ve not had so far was any kind of official clarification of when / if it was going to be introduced. Well, […]
Announcing the Snake Hound Machine 308 Vepr Carbine
Posted on October 10, 2013 by Strike-Hold The SHM .308 Vepr Carbine is a semi-auto Kalashnikov rifle designed to have significantly reduced recoil, maximum reliability, and 1MOA accuracy at distance – whilst firing the legendary .308 (7.62x51mm) round. Designed to compete with other .308 semi-auto platforms on the market, the SHM 308 Carbine is a […]
ATN Introduces the TICO-Series – the Next Evolution in Thermal Imaging Technology
Posted on October 8, 2013 by Strike-Hold The ATN TICO-Series are thermal clip-ons that turn a daytime scope into a thermal imaging device in a matter of seconds. The TICO-Series mounts in front of a day-time scope and enables thermal vision in day or night-time operations. There is no shift of impact, no need to […]
