Huge pics of SF in A-Stan/Iraq

[DE_Six]

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All images courtesy of SOTech

http://www.specopstech.com

[fantassin]

Very nice indeed.

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[RoBBo]

very nice indeed, thanks for posting!

[flickme]

those are some great pics!

[Tranceaddict]

Great pics! woot

[n.ignomo]

http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/22.jpg

What is this 4x4. Looks a bit like a P4.

[fantassin]

Mercedes G wagen or IFAV when used by the USMC.

[FozzieBear]

i love that pic of the sf guy on horseback :P now THATS a G wagen ;)

[ZoneOne]

Anyone have any idea of what this guy in pointing to, or the story behind it?
Of course with in reason .... but anything?

[scrybe]

Great pics. Some nice camo jobs on some of those rifles.

EDIT: And it looks like the guy is pointing to a land mine on the side of the rode. If you look closely you can see the outer edge of the mine in the deepest part of the depression. It looks like somone built a ring of larger rocks around it to keep peopel from accidentelly contacting it.

[Sirpad]

http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/17.jpg
Interesting Camo on that gun - unusual...

[cshchan]

Nice pics.

Do SF wear bullet proof vests? Those are assault vests only, right?

[MáximoPoder]

http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/18.jpg

Why they put those big orange square on the Hummer ??

[FozzieBear]

to stop blue on blue incidents from CAS?

[MáximoPoder]

to stop blue on blue incidents from CAS?

hummm but .. this dont make the things easier for the atackers?? I saw this once on a documentary .. and this is REALLY a Strong Orange ..

[FozzieBear]

well in OIF the british forces used big orange panels on all their vehicles, i suppose it makes them easier to spot from the enemy but its not exactly hard to spot a humvee...

[MáximoPoder]

well could be.. but why not an big black Cross ... or something diferent ... but not so "hello im here" hehe

[Supes]

Nice pics.

Do SF wear bullet proof vests? Those are assault vests only, right?

Looks like these guys are mostly wearing SO Tech Plate carriers with the 3 mag shingle. IN that pic with the guy on the SAW, it looks like a Callahan, i can't tell which version. I see one dude with a BHI STRIKE plate carrier under his OD Hellcat. These guys look like they had a shopping spree at SOtech. They make some very good stuff.

I see some of these guys have no BUIS with their Eotech's. Do they trust them that much for no BUIS?

Also, do they have the new 554 eotech?

Some very nice pictures.

[aartamen]

well could be.. but why not an big black Cross ... or something diferent ... but not so "hello im here" hehe

The Germans drew big crosses on turrets of captured T-34's. Not a good precedent to use.

And again, black cross form a fast moving aircraft is far harder to perceive that a splash of orange.

It's a relief to see all the indig's holding their trigger fingers outside the triggerguards. SoF had a number of good articles about the SOF in A-stan, many good pix. Apparently it's considered unmanly by a few of them to wear armor or helmets. Especially since their indigs don't and consider anyone in a helmet a foreign occupier.

[Ichhabe]

http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/16.jpg

Nice Italian AT-mine. :D

[Uncle Sam]

Great pics!

[Dennis G]

Great photos, Thanks for posting them.

[dghost]

http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/10.jpg


for some reason that picture seems *veeeerrry* familiar to me. maybe it's just the plywood walls and the sign posted on it.

as my unit was pulling out of Iraq we had to spend about a week at our Bn headquarters while we made sure our replacements got the general idea of the area and didn't screw things up too badly (they didn't get it - 7 casualties in the first 5 days... *sigh*)... anyways, while we were waiting to leave, I recall watching what i believed to be a couple of SF guys building an addition to the main building (you could easily tell their section though - it was right below the 5 or so mini-satcom dishes that i love so much :D). of course this addition was out of plywood, and it had pretty much the same sign posted on it.

doesn't mean too much - i am willing to bet that the picture is not of the same area... but... its nice to think about :D

[myggahn]

anyone who got this pictures in hi-res?

[Tranceaddict]

Its to prevent Friendly Fire.

Those panels reflect IR.

[Damian]

great pics !!!

[ZoneOne]

Nice Italian AT-mine.


Is that really what he is pointing at ?
Because i see nothing
http://www.specopstech.com/st/images/Action/16.jpg

[DE_Six]

Sorry guys, the intial pics were bigger but were a bandwidth killer, apparently.

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OK, back to high-res! :)

[MEGR]

When Baghdad was invaded by US forces, a Bradley fired on a SF pick-up thinking it was either a enemy technical, or a suicide vehicle.. They were informed about what SF vehicles would look like (including the panels), but when you are being attacked by hundreds of suicide vehicles, one tends to get jumpy. Oh yea, the SF dudes made out fine, just a little pissed when their ride was demolished.

[myggahn]

I contacted SO-Tech, they didn't have the pics in hi-res.
Some of you must have saved them or something?
Please contact me if you got the pics in hi-res!

[Some Guy]

http://www.access-overseas.com/sot_callahan.htm

[supercontra]

http://www.access-overseas.com/images/Callahan_photo_2-2.jpg
Does anyone have a closeup view of this vehicle camo.

[myggahn]

Thanks alot "Some Guy" !

[myggahn]

anyone who got the rest of the pics?

[MARINO]

very cool pics.