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Chem lights?

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Since I'm still discovering Arma 2/CO maybe it's in there already.

Anyone thought of adding IR chemlights to helmets for night ops?

Be much easier to ID friendlies that way

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Soldiers are advised not to smoke at night. The tiny glow of a cigarette can be an ideal cue for a sniper.

I am buggered if I would want a light on my head at night.;)

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Sometimes you just want to be seen by the lads in the gunships overhead or other BLUFOR elements nearby. That's why you might want to put a clunky battery-driven IR light-emitting gadget thingy on your brain bucket if you are allowed to carry and use one.

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That's the trade off, seen by air assets, but seen by enemy as well. Timing.

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Sometimes you just want to be seen by the lads in the gunships overhead or other BLUFOR elements nearby. That's why you might want to put a clunky battery-driven IR light-emitting gadget thingy on your brain bucket if you are allowed to carry and use one.

There are actually IR cylumes (chem lights) btw. Dont glow in visible light, but are brighter than normal cylumes in NV.

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