NV

[SgtTalbert]

Yup seen them try to be used at ‘open’ night event and at a mil-sim , and as I did say they can help a bit but on the whole not much of an advantage unless your playing ‘land mines’ like @Adolf Hamster does then I still think there of little real use bar moving around in the dark without tripping over stuff !

Admittedly the ones I used were years ago so very old tech but I’d still say you need hrs and hrs of proper training to use them effectively due to the distortion they creat to your vision and general spacial awareness  .

Me personally I do think that unless your average S’ofter is sat still in an OP type scenario then they’ll be at more of a disadvantage than having an advantage for these reasons .

I've had the opposite experience, I found NVG very useful at Milsims at night games, great for navigation and ID'ing targets. However, I've moved onto helmet mounted thermal which really helps

 

[DrAlexanderTobacco]

I've had the opposite experience, I found NVG very useful at Milsims at night games, great for navigation and ID'ing targets. However, I've moved onto helmet mounted thermal which really helps

May I ask which model of thermal monocular you're using?

 

[SgtTalbert]

May I ask which model of thermal monocular you're using?

FLIR BREACH PTQ136

 

[DrAlexanderTobacco]

FLIR BREACH PTQ136

I was hoping you'd say that A friend recommended it to me a few weeks back. 60fps good enough for using "actively" - i.e. moving your head around quickly, rather than static surveillance?

 

[SgtTalbert]

I was hoping you'd say that A friend recommended it to me a few weeks back. 60fps good enough for using "actively" - i.e. moving your head around quickly, rather than static surveillance?

Personally yes, I've had no issue moving about with it. Used it a few times on night games and also at Catterick (where it really came into its own)

 

[MikeMarden]

I've had the opposite experience, I found NVG very useful at Milsims at night games, great for navigation and ID'ing targets. However, I've moved onto helmet mounted thermal which really helps

I'd agree with this - I own a set of nods which are fantastic for navigating at pace & ID'ing players at a fairly close range, however thermal is something else, unbelievable target identification at much longer ranges & can use to navigate just as effectively.

As always comes down to personal preference & whether you're willing to commit a decent amount for cash for where you may only get out to a limited number of events.

As with everything, I would recommend having go of somebody elses kit to see whether it works for you or not.

For me, Thermal all day long, you should only need the kit which comes in box, whereas NV usually requires additional pieces of kit - Mounts / IR etc. etc.