tbsix Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Latest Loadout: EI RRV(all items MJK) EI M4 x2 EI MLCS M60 EI MLCS MBITR Allied Ind MLCS SR25 pouch EI MLCS Canteen EI Spine MAP EI MLCS flare VIP Veltye Hugger CRYE GEN2 Combat shirt(khaki) Link to post Share on other sites
TheMerchantOfVenice Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Does anyone have any info on the SEALs op in Somalia in 1991 at the US Embassy? I'm watching a documentary on it on the Military Channel. Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 They where in route to the Gulf to OP Desert Shield...re-routed to Somalia, flew in..helped exacuate the embassy. And then went to the gulf...pretty much sums it up. Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I got the panel today and damn that thing even small it's bright. I might make 1 inch velcro squares and jam a 4x4 in the MULE. -Ryan My scouts had 9 lines written on them nice and small and cut into a 8" x 8" square. That way they were big enough to be seen by the helos but not too big to be a pain in the... Link to post Share on other sites
TheMerchantOfVenice Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 They where in route to the Gulf to OP Desert Shield...re-routed to Somalia, flew in..helped exacuate the embassy. And then went to the gulf...pretty much sums it up. Yeah, I know...excuse my ignorance. Does anyone know about their kits? The documentary looked pretty good: -Choco chip BDUs+Boonies/helmets/etc -LBV-88s, ALICE gear, etc -M4 variants, M16s w/ old school NV scopes, M60E4s (dark documentary means I'm not sure) Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yeah, I know...excuse my ignorance. Does anyone know about their kits? The documentary looked pretty good: -Choco chip BDUs+Boonies/helmets/etc -LBV-88s, ALICE gear, etc -M4 variants, M16s w/ old school NV scopes, M60E4s (dark documentary means I'm not sure) Those would have been E3s, not E4s, if that. Link to post Share on other sites
pforcerecon Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 For anyone interested, there's a great article on the Colt M4 and regards to the SEALS in the April 2009 issue of Special Weapons magazine, with specifics on SEAL battle ready upgrades. Also includes a picture of a SEAL M4 setup as on the first page of this thread posted by myself and Hispeed1. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue845 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I have a question: What is this? Link to post Share on other sites
Titleist Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 It's a VIP strobe. It's an IR marker with a visible mode for emergencies. Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue845 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Cheers fella, that's been puzzling me for a while now. Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I don't remember it having a visible mode, or at least the ones we were issued didn't have a visible mode. Link to post Share on other sites
Azulsky Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 There are a few different models, at least from what i have seen on eGay Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yeah, I know...excuse my ignorance. Does anyone know about their kits? The documentary looked pretty good: -Choco chip BDUs+Boonies/helmets/etc -LBV-88s, ALICE gear, etc -M4 variants, M16s w/ old school NV scopes, M60E4s (dark documentary means I'm not sure) It is pretty much on line with what they where useing during that time. MK1 MINIMI's, M60E3's, M4 Carbines (A2 receivers), M16A2's w/203's, etc. Chocolate Chip cammies, Desert Boots (or black), Alice kit was common. Remember before 9/11 alot of SF teams didn't get a metric *albatross* ton of Gucci kit and SEALS were still a force roughly a little over a decade old. Doctrine and fical budgets had not shifted twords the unconventional just yet. Link to post Share on other sites
TheMerchantOfVenice Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 That's good, I can use my 90's SEAL Tears of the Sun gear for this alt loadout, too. Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 The VIP strobe has a green solid light, Green strobe, and IR strobe function. My unit has them and they are money..and bright as hell. Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Bob the Sniper Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I plan on getting a sog seal pup, but the whole sheath deal with them looks hit or miss. Which one should i get? 1: 2: Link to post Share on other sites
pforcerecon Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Get the first one Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Got MOD sniped...wasn't trying to start *suitcase*. Anyway if you are all intrested in this..Somalia SEALS 1991 ish @ Billy Bob, if that Kydex is the Normal one it won't attack to anything but a belt unless you hack it apart and then bolt it to a SERPA or Safariland Holster. Trust me I have had a few issued and trashed the Kydex sheath. I would reccomend an aftermarket sheath man. Link to post Share on other sites
Azulsky Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 I plan on getting a sog seal pup, but the whole sheath deal with them looks hit or miss. Which one should i get? Carry it between your teeth like a real man Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 HELL YEAH!!! A knife in your teeth and mad as hell..then you would be sealz!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Bob the Sniper Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Well what aftermarket one? But you say it will go on a SFL? I plan on putting it on there, but the knife on my vest would be nice to. Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yeah I have had a few guys clip it to the thigh strap on the SL shroud. Some have even ripped the belt part off of the sheath and then bolted to to the safariland shroud. The one cat I know that had it like that recently changed it though, he took the SL kydex holster off of the shroud and put it into a SOB drop leg holster in place of the kedex insert...effectively makeing a MOLLE SL dropleg holster and then got a SOB sheath like mine and MOLLE'd it ot his CIRAS. This is the sheath I use: It is on the cock flap of my CIRAS. Last pic didn't show the sheath that well..here is this: I have the SOB sheath on my CIRAS cock flap, my buddy has a Chopped version of the KYDEX zip-tied to his vest. Link to post Share on other sites
comrade5 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 iirc, M4s werent adopted until 1993, so if you wanted to be 100% acurate, you will need a M733 for a early 90s kit Link to post Share on other sites
föhoni Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Well what aftermarket one? But you say it will go on a SFL? I plan on putting it on there, but the knife on my vest would be nice to. PUP on SAFARI //Edit: Stop posting that skeleton frog image. It caused an argument previously and will only do it again. Also, resize your photos. Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Bob the Sniper Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 ^ zip ties? I think thats what I will do. And also pick up a sheath to use on molle. Link to post Share on other sites
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