Greetings all
I have a question to ask of the forum folk here. My teamcaptain and LT. have decided for our team (about 8-10 of us at full strength at current) to go with black boots, black bdu pants, and navy blue bdu shirt with any webgear/LBE vests packs etc also being black, and a navy blue pasgt helmet with either full paintball mask, or goggles & black balaclava.
Our 2nd uniform is the terrorist/mid east tannish rebel insurgent style complete with the head rag thingy(forget its name atm)
The point of the matter is, our team voted itself to be basically resident badguys or thugs for anyone to make use of, or Cobra goon troopers from the old tvshow. But in every instance of scenarios it shows that the uniform specs only allow for green VS tan......with ACU sometimes. I'm not familiar with the term ACU. But it seems as if our team will either be associated with the green-team, or be not allowed via lack of appropriate uni colors.
Our team wants to have fun with everyone, but we aren't hardcore milsim due to our age and variance of sizes. We're a bunch of 30 year olds who want to look the part, but aren't in the shape to be milspec looking (super healthy trim and fit etc) hence our approach as career baddies
The question is mainly, will we be welcomed to play? and how are non tan/green bdu's grouped teamwise? Thankyou for any information of assistance you may provide us.
Razi
First of all, I think that is a fantastic idea.
Second, rather than incorporate you guys into the existing green or tan teams, I think the best course of action would be to create a third group much like "Shadow Squad" of the Lion Claws series National OPs that we all love so much.
Will you be welcome? As someone who enjoys the MilSim aspect as much as everyone else (if not more) I can say that what you are doing is a great idea. Rather than (like you said) having a bunch of guys of various size, age, and uniform running around, you are incorporating yourself into a distinctive group. So, without a doubt, YES - you will be welcome!
To answer a couple of your questions:
The arabic head scarf is usually referred to as a
Shemagh (pronounced shuh - mag by all of us non-farsie speakers). You will find it called a Keffeyah (Kah-fee-yah) sometimes as well, but that is kind of a different article of clothing. The more you research, you will find that each different color represents something. If you are going for a bad-guy look, stay away from than tan and OD versions, as these are typically not worn by Arabic fighters. Red and white, or black and white are good choices, the latter blending in a bit better than "shoot-me red."
Another good piece of kit for your bad-guy garb would be the ChiCom AK47 chest rig. It's the Green chest rig that you see almost every islamic insurgent wearing, and they can be had for around 15 bucks each. They will hold 3 AK mags, or 6 M16 mags, and have other pockets for a couple frags or a bag of BBs. Here's a few pics:
That's me at an old AA game. They are sometimes worn by US forces in the Mid East as well.
There's one with a red shemagh and a pakol. The latter is a wool hat worn by Afghan Fighters, and found in older pics of Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. Pakol is pronounced "Pah-Kool".
ACU is the new Army Combat Uniform. pythonline posted a pic of the early version of the uniform. ACU is often used to describe the camoflage pattern (which is referred to as "Universal Pattern" by the military and the gear industry). It is a blend of Tan, Grey, and Green much like the Marines' MARPAT. Good stuff!
So, if you have any other questions feel free to PM me, any of the other Mods, or post them here. Again, welcome and good luck getting everything together!
