Airsoft Action - October 2023

THE CAGE
GREEN GEAR
uniform rule, like “desert vs woodland” or “camo vs
no camo”. With that in mind, we started using a full
OD uniform as part of our gear, not only as it’s great
for “no camo” faction, since you won’t lose much in
terms of camouflage, but it’s also great to mix up with
other patterns, like our M81 or the ATACS AU.
In the team, we mainly use combat uniforms,
with most of our members using the Gen3 Combat
Uniform from Primal Gear (courtesy of Gunfire), but
I really liked my old Viper Tactical Warrior Uniform,
it was tested, used and abuse for many years, and it
never failed me; the colours faded away a bit due to
the wear and tear, but my only shame is that Viper
only remade the Warrior Shirt and not the combat
pants (Ian!). I’ve also used a Primal Gear Gen4 OD
combat uniform, but the colour is more of a RG than
an OD.
One thing that we have been testing is that the OD
top works REALLY well with ATACS pants, normally
the ground is always more arid and the bushes
are green, so it
works really well
as camouflage.
Besides the OD
uniforms, for over
10 years one of
our rules is that all
gear (vests, belts,
holsters, etc) must
be OD. Throughout
the years, we have
switched uniforms
more than once
and having our gear
in OD makes the
change easier. Also,
in my opinion, the
OD gear fits well in
most pattern.
Stewbacca: Since coming to Taiwan my flat OD
kit has been somewhat limited; I had a lot more
plate carriers or other gear in OD back in the UK. I
have fragments of the 58 Pattern webbing belt gear
that my sister sent me for my FAL review, the Irish
getup which I already used with the FAL mags for the
shooting competition.
Besides that my Helikon-Tex OD Soft shell jacket is
something that I’ve kept hold of for years; we bought
them as a team standard back in my latter years in the
UK, and it continues to serve me well out here as it’s
lightweight and a good sun or wind blocking option,
as well as feeling relatively cool in the tropical heat
with a cold feeling on the skin.
It isn’t the best in terms of waterproofing as it tends
to just saturate quickly in the rain out here, but for
going up mountains or running outdoor events or
expos it’s a compact lightweight option I can throw on
which has open-able vent zips and velcro for patches
and whatnot.
Bill: And for me? Although I’ve got a whole
wardrobe of “green gear” these days that I’ve talked
about (and do so again this month!), one of my fave
pieces is still the DCS plate carrier. Over the years I’ve
been privileged enough to run a number of plate
carriers and load carrying systems featuring integrated
body armour protection, and although these days I
tend to run more “light is right”, the Warrior Assault
Systems DCS has stuck as my personal favourite for
full-on scenario games; it has become my default
“battle” plate carrier design and the Ranger Green
colour from WAS merges with my RAL7013 clothing
perfectly.
The DCS (Dynamic Combat System) is a lightweight,
low profile system
which is rugged,
yet ergonomically
designed to provide
exceptional comfort
and functionality.
Designed with direct
input from active
S.F. Operators the
DCS is suitable for all
types of operating
environment
and is available
in a number of
camouflage patterns,
plain colours and
platform specific
configurations. As
well as the Ranger
Green version shown here with the WAS Open Top
mag pouches, they also have closed top M4, G36
(which will carry 7.62mm mags) and AK specific
setups available from stock.
You can purchase the DCS rigs on their own, or as a
ready set up, complete system. The DCS DA 5.56mm
(Direct Action) comes as standard with five Open Mag
Pouches for 5.56mm Mags (inc PMAGs and EMAGs),
and two Small Utility / Medic Pouches. I’ve added a
large Utility Pouch, one of WAS’s excellent Rip Off
Personal Medic Pouches, a front opening Admin
Pouch, and a Cargo Pack with hydration compartment
to my personal rig which pretty much covers all the
bases. AA
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OCTOBER 2023