Does the all weather trench coat still serve a purpose now? I know the military for some reason still keeps them around.
Trench coats in the military
Does the all weather trench coat still serve a purpose now? I know the military for some reason still keeps them around.
Glorious OD uniform ruined by shartpat and the shit colored meme plate carrier
It looks fine
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MARPAT is one of the top 5 camo patterns and infinitely better than multifag
you sound like you're below 50 IQ
Are we now at the phase where the existence of multicam is retroactively improving digital camo? Next you'll tell me the star wars prequels are good because the disney sequels are dog shit.
I unironically like multicam. Its like the m81 of this current generation.
MARPAT is unironically great in Eastern NC and has consistently done well in independent testing in different environments
The only prequel I'll call good is Revenge of the Sith. The others still suck. And Return of the Jedi was ruined by the teddy bears. It deserves more hate
MARPAT, Navy camo and Canadian camo are basically the only good major digital patterns.
The AOR camo is literally a marpat knock off.
I dunno if i'd even call that OD, looks more like
Did coats 2.0 release? Why would they no longer have a purpose? You wear it, that's it.
>Did coats 2.0 release? Pretty much; the athletic/outdoor wear revolution fundamentally changed fitment, construction and materials used. For the same reason everyone wears hoodies and joggers as an “outfit” now, when our grandparents wore suits and dresses every day without occasion.
We wear Arcteryx over Burberry for the same reason we use ARs over Garands, sovl doesn’t matter when you’re in a trench.
>We wear Arcteryx over Burberry for the same reason we use ARs over Garands
Apples to oranges.
If it's raining and you need a coat you get a coat. Your brand worship doesn't change the fact that you would be more comfortable with one than without.
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they keep them around because they work anon
based and MCIpilled All Weather Coat enthusiast making Staff Sergeants seethe just by their existance
All weather coats exist to make everyone above E4 mad. What is under the coat? No one knows. Are you in proper uniform? Who knows.
Trenchcoat.
Trench-coat.
Trench. Coat.
Trenches and Coats.
None of these exist in warfare anymore. Ever.
Smooth brain.
>Trenches and Coats.
>None of these exist in warfare anymore. Ever.
Are you seriously making the claim that trench warfare is non-existent in 2023 AD? What the fuck is Ukraine, gay
I think he may have been being satirical. Even if not, its weirder that you accept without protest his assertion that coats have vanished from existence in the current year.
You are also a smooth brainlet.
brain as smooth as a cue ball
trench coat with plate carrier is a kino match.
Why don't soldiers still wear trench coats into battle? This shit looks kino
I can see trenchcoats being used in modern combat if they made them with better water resistant materials think Columbia jackets
Trenchcoats can be useful as they have big ass pockets and are designed to keep you comfy in the mud
Kino as fuck bro
The all weather trench coat that the military issue is pretty water proof.
You know why
They're not very practical compared to rain jackets/pants
yeah i think ability to relatively cheaply mass produce goretex rain jackets and pants negates purpose of a waxed canvas trench coat.
looking kino is not a function of firepower
>looking kino is not a function of firepower
Sadly I might have to agree. GDI soldiers looked like goddamn construction workers in Renegade but they won the war. They went after the burlap sack look of WWII American infantry, rather than the "le trad kino & based Nazis with fashion" look.
If the pants were OD green like the shirt it would look way better. Nod was actually sovless all black and red BDSM gear.
>Nod was actually sovless all black and red BDSM gear.
Nod and GDI were originally supposed to look intimidating and realistic for Renegade, but they changed Nod into neon red NERF/Paintball player twinks, and GDI into construction workers, mid-development because of 9/11, Global War of Terror, and the associated sensitivities. Can't make parents and 12 year old players think they're playing a war game when there's a war going on. LOL.
>Officer with pistol
>Has M16 universal ammo pouch
It's where he keeps his cigarettes.
Marlboro red 500s.
I like OG C&C, where GDI is Chocolate Chip Camo and Nod was the white, black and grey urban camo.
Need TW1 classic Nod infantry to face off against HECU (in Gmod of course).
the Nod/GDI aesthetic in Renegade had a very GI Joe feel to it, pure kino
GDI only look like construction workers in the FPS, every other game they look like damn cyborgs except the original where they look like Desert Storm vets who didn't even get time to change uniforms before NOD's Neuromancers started to fuck shit up.
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>looking kino is not a function of firepower
Neither is body armour or any other kind of clothing for that matter, fucking retard
Body armor won’t get caught on your legs, unless you’re that tard who thinks either groin protectors or trench coats are worth the effort
But ponchos do everything a trench coat does just better?
Take the poncho pill anon, trench coats are for dress uniforms.
How are you going to have quick access to ammo or wear a plate carrier if you're wearing a poncho over it? Also, a Poncho doesn't keep you warm, a Trenchcoat does.
They don't really protect your forearms and wearing gear, bags, and weapons over them is awkward at best.
Harder to regulate body temp in poncho. A good trench will vent just as well as poncho but keeps out more moisture. Ponchos became popular because they double as shelter and makeshift bodybag
wind would like a word
the US military hates practical clothing
E-4 mafia meets trench coat mafia.
That man is an unstoppable super weapon.
I've never seen anyone in the US military wearing a trench coat before. I think everyone just thinks its ugly or cringe but everyone gets one.
They're pretty much worn exclusively by ceremonial units. Nobody else ever touches them.
>They're pretty much worn exclusively by ceremonial units
They are still issued to every soldier though. They just look terrible
I agree, they look like dogshit. No way to make a thin nylon coat look nice in contrast to starched and pressed ceremonial uniform items. The Army's wool overcoat looks absolutely kino, but 3rd Infantry Regiment is the last unit to get issued them.
The Navy's version is the exact same. They are both the same NSN in fact. Both branches wear them with the top button buttoned, I have no idea why the Soldier in anon's pic is wearing his that way. The Coast Guard is the only branch who is required to wear theirs with tie showing, at least for ceremonies.
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>thin nylon coat
Its just polycotton, not nylon.
I got one of these in 3XL up ar a thrift shop and I use it when doing inna woods shit where nobody is going to see me. Great piece of kit. Perfect for rain, cold and even for sleeping in. You just look like a murder hobo which can also be a good thing depending on circumstances
I got one large from ebay and they feel great. Good against rain and the manufacturing isn't that bad for a $50 coat
This anon gets it. Don't4tngv
knock it til you try it.
Eh, Navy enlisted look good in it.
Gotta be the double breasted.
Then you’ve got black gloves, black pants, black garrison cap, black coat.
Double breasted looks good on any long coat.
I once saw an LTC wear one as part of his uniform when going out informally. Those trenchcoats are ugly as hell.
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are there any recent pics of ukrainian soldiers wearing trench coats? it'd be kino
Some kraken boys in kharkiv were wearing rain coats while in combat.
wouldn't it look better with carrier under the coat?
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They keep them for wearing in trenches.
replaced by the more versatile poncho in the field but they're still solid rain coats which is fine for standing guard and such
ain't nothing better than an overcoat with webbing
Shorts and kneesocks with a nice, airy shirt.
>fighting in desert
most unkino setting there can be
I raise you campaign covers.
Is that an entire unit of Candy Men? spooky
Short jacket just suck. Long jackets would protect your balls when crawling around. Also warm legs in autumn and winter.
Somebody post those photos of the Romanian 1989 uprising where soldiers are wearing their winter greatcoats.
another kino uniform item you can still get is the leather bomber jacket
its like $1000 at the PX
>another kino uniform item you can still get is the leather bomber jacket
>its like $1000 at the PX
lies.
the actual DSCP A-2 jackets are an issue-only item, not available through AAFES. even then in the supply system they're nowhere as much as $1000.
you must have been through Incirlik and the Turkish leather jacket people tried to give you a high-ball amount for their custom jackets and you fell for it. Even with those Turks you could haggle down to $300 for an A-2 jacket with better quality than issue.
im thinking of the army ones for the AGSU not the air force one
but I did see an air force guy wearing a leather jacket in OCPs once at andrews and I almost came
what the FUCK is wrong with you? The leather jacket looks like absolute dogshit with the 2 piece and is laughably bad compared to the green jacket paired with the green onesie. For the 2 piece theres a massif ocp jacket that's way way more functional and looks better
>im thinking of the army ones for the AGSU not the air force one
here, i gotchu yeah that makes sense now. That AAFES would make a cash-grab item especially for the AGSU.
whoops i meant
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Actual aviators know that you get these for $400 from a certain civvie website because your unit somehow never has funds for you and your goddamn congratulations jacket for full award of wings because the enlisted don't matter.
Only Os can afford to pay $1000 for a brown jacket that clashes with the uniform which they're gonna wear around to dick wave.
>leather jacket good because I watched movie with some thug with a switchblade who wore a leather jacket
I don't know why people think leather jackets are a good look for the military or especially the police forces.
ive never seen a movie like that
They used to be about functionality, not looks. Its fucking cold on the jet. Now there are better alternatives but some hold onto them as a piece of aviation heritage (arguably, some of the only heritage we're still holding onto because we're not allowed to flex pinup art anymore or other personalizations).
It's 500 bucks at every single Army Clothing Sales. The Army version also does not have space for patches like the Air Force version.
I'd like it if it were actually issued, but it is nowhere near worth the 500 dollars if you're never even gonna wear the fucking thing. Plus, the Ike jacket looks better with the AGSU.
Didn't you see anon? Trenches are back, so trench coats are back too.
What specific trench coat is that marine wearing?
USMC Male All Weather Trench Coat
>USMC Male All Weather Trench Coat
Isn't that for wearing with that dress uniform with the green jacket and tie?
All weather trench coat. They come in OD green, black and blue. They are pretty comfy and can be used as formal wear and to combat.
>and to combat
Is this because someone didn't change the regulations since WWII or something
Trench coats were originally made for field use. So those coats can still be used for field work if necessary. In the 50s-90s, many soldiers across the world still utilize trench/great coats in the field.
This is exactly why. Not a single Infantryman in either the Marine Corps or Army in the last 20 years has worn the all weather coat in combat. I would bet literally any amount of money on this.
>last 20 years
Yea, because majority of the conflicts were in the desert. No sane person would wear trench coats in the desert.
>This is exactly why. Not a single Infantryman in either the Marine Corps or Army in the last 20 years has worn the all weather coat in combat. I would bet literally any amount of money on this.
Gonna have to say true, not even because of the desert, but because the internal liner is 100% deadly polyester, and the all weather coat has no shoulder flexibility. And as a dress uniform item it wouldn't be on the packing list for deployment.
Kevlar trenchcoats make sense.
I mean if you play CDDA sure
Otherwise not really
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Korean War winter gear was one of a kind. It's the only conflict where US troops wore pile caps with the flaps up like ushankas.
>he knows
Comfy as shit too, M51 gear is way better than M65
M65 is a meme. There is not a single picture of US troops wearing it in combat. It's pog gear.
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