Night Ops

I'm looking for a hoodie around here that actually has a proper hood; all the ones I can find seem to stop at your forehead and slip off when you travel faster than a brisk walk. Has anyone played Assassin's Creed? Altair has an excellent hood. I'd like a hoodie that stays on your head and offers fa...

Gear 1... http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6604/gear1o.jpg 1: Multitool with pliers, small LED, saw, blade, can opener and I don't know what the other two are for. Comes with a velcro pouch, which was bought seperately. I need a better pouch. 2: Smith & Wesson HRT9B full tang boot knife; 4.5 inch ...

Too true. Like I always tell myself; nobody should even suspect somebody is there until you're long gone.

Avoid stalking security guards and groundskeepers and the like unless it is vital to your objective. Sometimes it's tempting to see how close you can get without being seen, but one wrong step - and it will happen - can result in compromise at the very least. Avoid confrontations of any kind. Just b...

Once on a camping trip a guy had a slingshot made from rubber tubing, a thick coathanger and a leather patch. There was a notch at the center of the 'Y' that acted as an apeture sight. I tried it out a few times with lead sinkers, hit soda cans at about 10-15m with no difficulty (I'm a natural marks...

Hmmm... the Desert looks like a nice addition to my collection (I collect meelee weapons), but the Pentagon seems more manageable for smaller tasks. The Desert dagger looks good for prying thing open however. There's nothing wrong with my current knife (Smith & Wesson HRT9B), but the serrated edge o...

A black SOG Pentagon, looks superb!

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http://www.specshop.pl/images/SOG-Pentagon-1.jpg

I might try that if I can find that stuff, I just need to get rid of the bright tan colour on the soles of my tabi without sacrificing grip.

I've never been severely compromised before, but if anything escaping from a confrontation makes me want to op more.

Something important to consider : it's a good thing to try to keep in mind "i'm using this to help me escape" when using a knife defensively, NOT "i'm using this to hurt my opponent". Absolutely, although (depending on your adversary) they might flee just at the sight of your knife. A guy dressed l...

I always carry 2 tubes of metsu-bishi (blinding powder) with me on ops and I also have my SWHRT9B if I need it. Thankfully I've never been in a situation where I needed to use these. I'm also good with my hands & feet, but these I usually use for running the fuck away (only happened once, before I k...

The problem with a ghillie sash though is, because it's thicker, it would be difficult and uncomfortable to wear around the waist, the camo threads would break or fall off and it would negate the see-through ability. Although it could be left near an exfiltration point and used to hide under in case...

Black, preferably. Maybe a dark grey... what colour do you think works best? Generally speaking, not terrain specific.

"Mystery, silence, shadows... these are my tools."
- Garrett

TF2?
If anyone else has any, please share them.

Another quote which I will elaborate on... eventually:
"Balance, in all things."

*slaps head* Bedsheet... why didn't I think of that? Gotta get one & dye it or something.

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http://www.opsgear.com/

They've got a wide selection of tools & equipment that would be most useful on an op. Clothing, masks, shemaghs (good ones), scopes, bags, pouches, lasers, eyewear, knives, loads of stuff.

A strangle is a type of grapple though, right? If I'm wrong, then 'strangle' was what I meant.

Informative, thanks. Too bad there isn't a single body of water around here for me to train in. Another thing; water muffles sound. Good thing to keep in mind for whatever purpose (such as removing a piece of loot or equipment from a plastic bag or neutralizing an enemy). Water combat: depth is impo...

Has anyone tried this?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgJ0EpxjZBU

Might come in handy on an op.

EDIT: This guy's got a whole load of videos of stuff that might come in handy on an op. Most require some skill in electronics.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/kipkay#g/a

And feel free to share any opping stories if you're comfortable with it, every mission has at least one lesson in it. As they say; the best teacher is experience.

The more the merrier.

Alternatively you could just send one guy in with a Nanosuit (Crysis).

How long is the novel going to be?

Who says it's fiction? What if he's a 26-year-old badass subtly trying to get some advice? :shock: Anyway, I'd say a 4-man team; 2 infiltrators, 2 spotters (on opposite sides of the AOI). I'd try and get somebody with the hacking skills of that guy from the Italian Job to hack the security feeds, up...

I'm not an expert, but I would guess a really high-class antique shop.

Welcome aboard, I look forward to hearing your stories.

Grey long-sleeve, navy blue t-shirt mask, black cotton pants (they're the best!), black & grey gloves and either Ninja tabi or diving shoes.

Welcome aboard, feel free to share your knowledge and experiences. How 'big' exactly is this plan of yours?

This is just for general sayings and quotes that can apply to an operative's life, easy things to remember to help you along. If you know any, post them here. I'll start... "Trust no-one." "Have a plan. Have a backup plan, because the first one won't work." "Be polite. Be proffesional. But, have a p...

I found this series of videos on youtube called 'SAS Survival Secrets'; 7 episodes broken into 6 parts, each part going for about ten minutes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vykq1oQ31Aw The links to the next part/episode are on the left hand column. I found these episodes very useful and informative...

I applied for a train pass at my school and still havn't recieved it yet. Since I moved house (about 2 months ago) I only bought a ticket like once or twice. This week however I got cornered by transit officers, twice (usually I just move in between carriages and hide behind corners to avoid them). ...

A good tip for training endurance is to run with weights (heavy backpack, pockets filled with rocks, etc) to simulate opping equipment. Or you could go for a run at night in your opping gear. I take it most of you travel light, but it's worth a try anyway.

I've got to work on endurance as well. Running takes more stamina than doing Parkour (since in Parkour you spend most of the time airborn). If you're using it for escape your adrenaline is usually pumping hard so you'll be able to run for as long as you need to. I just need to learn how to catch my ...

Tabi boots make climbing chain link fences almost effortless. Climb near the support poles to make less noise.

Depends on how spread out the spikes are. If they're about 10cm (4in) they're easy to climb over. If they're closer, the doormat trick could work.

Sounds great, keep it up! Nice find in the shed, there are a few places around here I want to check out as well. Maybe in a few weeks time...

You could carry a small LED in the empty space, I've got a small red one that's not even a centimeter thick and about 3cm long. It provides enough light for me to see clearly indoors, it'd fit nicely in a Ka Bar handle.

I can do kongs and stuff, but when I come across a railing or low wall (about 1.5m high) I usually just leap on and over it like in Assassin's Creed. It seems more efficient to me. On benches and tables however I do a kong vault.

Some guys managed to get into an Olympic stadium by walking through the entrance and having the ticket officer take their photo. Another method is Parkour, just find a secluded part of the perimeter and hop over. Preferably near the toilets so you can walk out without raising suspicion.

I have a long sleeve camo shirt that blends in relatively well, then I made it even better using an idea I got from a movie. Have you guys seen Shooter? There's a part where he's camouflaging his rifle by spraying it dark green, placing pieces of vegetation on top of it and spraying it a different s...

My dad told me of how when he was growing up in former Yugoslavia people loved to steal shit. There was an old saying, "If a Yugoslav man can't find anything to steal, he'll throw his hat over a fence and go in and steal it." I thought what a great way to train, if you get caught you can just say th...

I found an interesting sniper video, goes on about camouflage and stealth etc. Fairly old, goes for about an hour, but useful nonetheless.

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4521572679299554649

Welcome aboard. Browse through at your leisure, and if you're comfortable doing so please share any interesting stories you might have.

How long have you been oping?

A tip I can offer for movement is: Keep your strides short, and your feet and legs close together. It helps center your gravity and make your walk quieter. I like to bend my knees and walk using my knees as my center of gravity, keeping my hips and upper-body balanced on my knees. Kinda hard to exp...

I've done most of my ops alone, no problems. The thing about being alone is that you tend to hear a lot more noises than when you're with someone else, giving you the sense that there's something else in the darkness. But this is easily overcome with practice.

Aye. The best method to overcome your opponent is to befriend them. If that doesn't work, leg it and hide. If THAT doesn't work, Krav Maga. But chances are you're faster and more agile than a homeless drug user.

Have you guys played Assassin's Creed? It really changes the way you see the environment, multiple paths everywhere. Anyway, this 'tactical vision' (crowds, exits, hide spots, etc) becomes natural overtime. Practice by observing everything about your surroundings and analysing everything. It takes s...

Yeah, I'd follow them too & see what they're up to. If they steal something I'd try and get a hold of it, probably by making them run to an escape route where they'd need their hands, forcing them to drop it. If they're trying to kill someone I'd try and find out why (probably through interrogation)...

I just saw the teaser on youtube. It was in French, but it looks pretty badass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgLftiAbxDI

This is probably a no-no but I have it in my head that if someone is chasing me and I'm confident I can take them out, I'll hide around a corner with a heavy club, batter them, and tie them up where they'll be found later. You can always lay prone around a corner and see them just fine, whereas the...

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