Ratnik Infantry loadout - Russian grunts reach the 21st century

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

My computer and microphone are dying, I will use them until they do. www.greydynamics.com/ratnik-modern-problems-require-modern-solutions/

[@toastpuppy3491]

Their fate is sealed

[@trooperodst6880]

Change it to USSR Komputer blin :))

[@tonymane6627]

piss on them when they die

[@acid7673]

@@tonymane6627 sigma male

[@historycallgeneral1051]

How much is the entire load out ?

[@trooperodst6880]

Still not bad though. Russia progressed a lotta in modernizing the infantry.

[@marblemarble7113]

russia progressed alot in general

[@andrewbyron5361]

@@piotrgrzelak2613 Transitioning from heavy industry to petroleum really helped a lot.

[@asterlofts1565]

Look the "Ratnik-3"...

[@usmcgrunt_1944]

@@ASS_ault oh no I'm quite serious. I do truly believe Russia has more advanced equipment than the US, especially in the body armor category

[@citymorgue8462]

@@usmcgrunt_1944 Your funny

[@smallebige3310]

When I saw the Digital camo pattern my first thought was “There actually good camo”

[@tylerissla7139]

It's actually a really good pattern.

[@cassu6]

@@tylerissla7139 Really cool looking too!

[@АлександрДрагович-ч2г]

Great thanks for video! Hope on new video. Do you will show new complex modernization (km-ak obves) of ak 74m?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

I don't think the KM caught on very much, time will tell

[@АлександрДрагович-ч2г]

@@ASS_ault то есть как всегда. Лучше ак74 мы сделать так и не смогли

[@АлександрДрагович-ч2г]

@@ASS_ault мне вот что интересно. АК12 довели до ума с точки зрения качества или нет? Не могу найти новую информацию

[@nuffinaboutmuffins1847]

What is this gem of a channel I just stumbled on?

[@Davo759]

The body armor is especially good. pretty light weight, affordable, and durable. A very good design overall, my only complaint is that the collar isn't removable.

[@snoborser3057]

Still don't understand, how did you get the fullauto ak12 in the US. Was it rebuilt from other gun or something like that?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Admin console commands

[@luminaaeterna1259]

Hell yeah I was waiting for this

[@WordBearer48]

Now the question is, when will the US reach the 21st century?

[@Tony-yh3yg]

Epic Ratnik moment

[@earth.utopian.front.]

So basically Russian gear and troops suck hard

[@Tony-yh3yg]

Yay new gondolas Desert gondola gang

[@robertchalk8884]

"The odd soldier that glows in the dark" ahhh I see what you did there

[@tonymane6627]

glowies glow in the dark, if you see them driven runn'em over

[@Thyassasin99]

ah yes the black sea nuke sub crew

[@Outkast-sv9es]

@@tonymane6627 rip Terry.

[@slmb_b]

those cia ni-

[@Pinhead101]

@@slmb_b gg (good game)

[@quadrivium3990]

Therapist: Ravioli PKM doesn’t exist, it can’t hurt you Ravioli PKM: we do a little trolling

[@whispersinthedark88]

Pierogi is far superior and doesn't make a mess of the mission.

[@briantarigan7685]

Damn didn't know that Komi are interested in modern weaponry

[@27rus63]

Crazy Special Forces Training with a Machine Gun kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbUXmVvjL6ll68

[@tacticalgunsmith]

I'd watch a video on each individual pouch and piece of clothing and kit

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Get a life

[@kempodle4665]

@@Oxide_does_his_best based

[@tacticalgunsmith]

@@ASS_ault niet

[@suicidalpancakepress5756]

@@tacticalgunsmith mans actually said "niet"

[@derwones]

@@tacticalgunsmith nyet you mean

[@TheZermattChannel]

After you have completed testing and showcasing Russian equipment, it would be awesome if you did the same series of videos with ‘’modern” Chinese equipment.

[@silentbigsteve3429]

Lmao

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Sure if I can get it I will test it

[@MsZsc]

le us import ban

[@dlistmemer591]

@@Oxide_does_his_best use the Norinco Steel core

[@kevincho1187]

Chinese equipment is like their products, cheap as shit. Most of the equipment budget goes into the gun, the rest of the uniform is as cheap as chinese plastic.

[@imbalos]

Really didn't expect to see Ivan Savin outside of russian youtube, Roman Hors from 715 Team is hopefully next.

[@yapomogu2713]

@@ASS_ault Evil Parmezan

[@dxrthrxiden]

Tactical Pekush

[@ИлюхаЗапольский]

Sea bibis

[@vladlentoropov7008]

С римской лошади орнул

[@4Deadserious]

You know coming out of the US Marine Corps sometimes it was hard to think of ourselves as being "advanced" in many ways. We got the hand me downs, the guys I worked with were goofs, and logistics were all kinds of fucked up. Then I worked with other NATO militaries and see stuff like this and it really made me realize how much better our gear really is compared to most countries -- even if it is considered old and outdated by US military standards. Also the cohesiveness and overall professionalism in the field really shined through.

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

Well, nobody spends as much as U.S

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

@@ASS_ault well, how bad is it ?

[@tomsoki5738]

@@Kevin-fj5oe their airforce is the worst part, at one point they had less than 10% aircraft readiness. And that’s 10% of an already very small fleet

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

@@tomsoki5738 well, a shame considering they're EU economic top dogs.

[@ToastablePie]

I’m a current reservist in the army and even though some of our 50 cals are dated anywhere from the 70’s to the 90’s our equipment is surprisingly modern with night vision, optics, and even newer vehicles with the CROWS on at least half the vehicle fleet. I feel the same way as half of us are goofy as shit but we practice many scenarios that does give me confidence about the unit.

[@zanefischer1984]

HAHAHHHAHAHA!!!!! russia sold it all to youtubers hahahaha!

[@dodoservicesxbox3608]

LMAO

[@Warmaker01]

It makes me think of when we in the US military started transitioning from Cold War era stuff into the more modern gear around the early-mid 2000s. It took a while for more of the new stuff to be more widely issued. I still remember when the new gear was only being issued to units preparing to deploy overseas to OEF and later OIF. In the USMC I still remember seeing the weird mixing of new and old equipment and uniform items. Seeing the Russians go through that same, slow phasing in of new equipment isn't surprising.

[@whereswaldo5740]

Yeah. Loved the digital green camo in the desert in early 2000’s. My brother trained with the M14 on Paris Island and the very night before he was deployed they were notified they would be issued M16’s. No training. No handling. Gotta love it.

[@z1ll4jr53]

It was better back then… “Raw-er” equipment means better troops…

[@j4y167]

@@z1ll4jr53 by that logic a man with a rock is the worlds most lethal fighting force

[@z1ll4jr53]

@@j4y167 You really don’t get it…

[@j4y167]

@@z1ll4jr53 I do get it, but at a certain point when does "raw" become just horribly outdated?

[@eugenebezrukov83]

Коротко, информативно, честно. Отличная работа, братюня.

[@theriveracis5172]

Ratnik is probably the most aesthetic to me of the modern infantry loadouts.

[@thearbiter3351]

Frfr

[@jonaspete]

Airsofter

[@fromthefire4176]

Meh, it’s equivalent to US gear circa 2003, not impressive. The name is very ironically fitting tho.

[@rrosski]

​@@fromthefire4176 Yes, but it looks cooler in his eyes

[@kylephilips4098]

@@jonaspete wah wah

[@xbinbyer1055]

Anyone watching while Ukraine is getting invaded? (Feb 23-24)

[@BruhMoment-tt5gr]

I am

[@sluggishgravy0273]

Yes

[@ilikehelmets4079]

Came here so I can get a good idea of what to look for on ukranian Ebay once this wars over.

[@Quantum_Nomad]

Our lord has blessed us today with this video.

[@trooperodst6880]

Yes 😀😀👑🙏

[@trooperodst6880]

Ratnik is looking pretty nice and neat.

[@lzbhcvm6747]

Blessed? Lol russian made stuff only look good on paper with all those 'theoretical' parameters. It can never match US equipment in real life as it's been proven again and again in every modern war

[@moorebleakney4369]

@@lzbhcvm6747 we know but don't cry about it

[@reneegiese6315]

@@lzbhcvm6747 But can opener from Russia is excellent,😂😂😂

[@Br0leg]

epic

[@coolthing35]

Nice

[@diudee1638]

Imagine being a random dude just accidentally walking into their filming thinking what the fuck you just stumbled upon.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

This happens a lot!

[@expiredbread9087]

The Ratnik loadout stays on until Oxide upload another video.

[@alexandrpyankov430]

Actually we have Ratnik-2 since 2019 and third version is on the way.

[@Palm0vic]

"Russian grunts reach the 21st century" - well not really :DDDD

[@JoeyMace28]

Moving into Ukraine in 2022 with no optics on scopes still :D

[@b...4428]

@@JoeyMace28 and?

[@brotherhoodpaladini9532]

@@b...4428 and lossing kyiv

[@nicgur_6981]

That didn’t age well

[@pannylovespessi]

@@brotherhoodpaladini9532 And winning Mariupol.

[@Reventian]

YT can't keep a good man down

[@A-G0005]

Yooo

[@TheAN94]

eyyy is Rev

[@BackwoodsTruther]

It’s Rev 😟

[@fractrum7111]

Screw the GSSH headsets can confirm from personal experience: they break... super easily and their design isn't friendly to repairs so if they break, usually nothing you can do :( but when, and that's a big "when", they work, they work pretty decently well.

[@badgersurvival04]

I bought the 6m2 version w/o microphone and I haven't really seen any issues and I beat the shit out of it in -17c

[@wolfdima]

There is M version of these, much better quality

[@maneakihizkiaarvid6132]

@@wolfdima just buy peltor

[@frankpolly]

the GSSH headset is the only piece of Ratnik gear I own. they feel super cheap and worst of all, every day you use it that thing needs 2 new AA batteries.

[@Hefty_Chonkster]

@@frankpolly if you use peltors you'll find a pretty similar battery drain. I find the Peltors are more durable though.

[@HrHaakon]

> comes with a standard pocket watch This is actually genius, because over the last 20 years, people have stopped carrying watches, favouring cell phones. Cell phones ARE NOT to be carried in the field, and so these makes sense. It's neat to see someone with some common sense being finagled into working for the military.

[@MyrMerek]

Its a cheap chinese replica unfortunately.

[@sunfl0wer_988]

@@MyrMerek If it shows me the time, I wouldn't give a damn if it just a Chinese replica...... unless it hurts me then I'll just get rid of it.

[@MyrMerek]

@@sunfl0wer_988 its was marketed as 35 crystals and made in russia while inside its a standart OeeM chinese mechanism with 17 stones. Made by taxpayer money. Makes me wonder what would happen to the factory director and chief engineer 80 years ago...

[@tylerswygert1661]

@@MyrMerek I don’t think a soldier in the field is going to care what’s inside of it lol

[@nihalbhandary162]

@@tylerswygert1661 His point being someone used chinese replicas and pocketed the remaining money.

[@lefunnyN1]

idk why your channel isnt more popular its such a great content

[@Fred_the_1996]

just like the ACU which blends in perfectly with tactical sofas lol

[@thinnedpaints6503]

Y'know, solid observation with the "older kit can still be seen", because man, I've seen more standardised and modern milita groups.

[@hecunotmakingalogisquad5785]

Another one mistaking the Russian army to the separatist militias learn the difference

[@whoami30204]

there is an obvious disparity between regular army, rosgvardia, literal cops, PMCs, and the locally raised battalions which were formerly militia

[@alientitimilk9073]

The russian army has only 40% of the total ordered ratnik kit the other 60% is owned by oxide

[@Beefyrulz]

4:56 "Is that a mag in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?"

[@adrianopadilha7338]

THAT is the new standard Makarov 9mm dick gun set, for the never ending after duty SUKA shooting.

[@vandasaragosa3379]

Russia is count as a young country .. its realy impresive how they recover from economic colapse and still can manage their millitary power and keep developing new tech as well

[@typehere6689]

True, yes. Makes one wonder where the money comes from.

[@leileijoker8465]

@@typehere6689 China buying their natural resources with higher than international market price.

[@RpgClub2010]

Young Russia has more than 1000 years of history

[@typehere6689]

The entity that is the Russian Federation is relatively young. The Russian "nation"? Of course not.

[@RpgClub2010]

@@typehere6689 The Russian Federation is the receiver of the USSR. The USSR is the successor of the Russian Empire. One country has evolved over time. The descendants of the people who founded this state live here. We do not separate ourselves from our history.

[@piotr5830]

This aged like fine milk

[@oliverallen5324]

Вам врут, мой брат. Don’t believe them. Keep looking.

[@ilocosmetro]

2:18 Victor Tsoi's son doing his duty this generation

[@CrabSmokingACigarette]

I had a depressing thought the other day. Being a groundpounder has always been the job that has soldiers in the most "suck" but in the modern age, it is truly incomprehensible the amount of infantry deaths there would be if engaging a peer force. Weapon system lethality has reached a level of efficiency that scares the crap out of me. Airburst smart munitions fired from armored vehicles that render defilade pointless, thermals/NVGs that make camouflage/night cover obsolete, AGMs that have an error radius of mere meters. If the engagements such as the recent Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict or Taliban offensives are indicators of fighting against an enemy with near or similar capabilities as yours, entire platoons can be wiped out in the blink of an eye. There's no hiding, only praying that your side's countermeasures can hopefully save your life and prevent instant vaporization.

[@nguyenbaokhiem6728]

yep, it sure is. I can remember the first time watching the combat footage of Azeri drones absolutely obliterating entire Armenian armored battalions and infantry platoons (as well as the statistics of the casualties suffered), which absolutely blew my mind of how devastating a near-peer conflict could be.

[@justnukeit8128]

It is for that very reason that many see the future of infantry combat relegated to subterranian and dense urban environments. The surface has become hyper lethal, so much so that in order to survive the infantry simple cannot fight in the open.

[@wigon]

@@justnukeit8128 That's actually nothing new. Troops caught on in the open during WWII had artillery called on them immediately. People forget how incredibly bloody WWII was. They may have not had smart munitions, but the artillery back then was PLENTY accurate as were the snipers. Any modern war with a near-peer enemy would resemble the casualty levels of WWII. As far as weapons like showcased in the recent Armenian /Azerbajan war, the precision guided artillery strikes largely depended on drones. Drones would likely be rendered obsolete due to intense jamming via electronic warfare units. Likewise, smart artillery munitions designed to penetrate the top armor of tanks can often be defeated by the simple edition of roof-top ERA blocks. Things like airburst munitions are also nothing new. They were used in WWII to deadly effect. However that's why infantry train to build overhead cover using timbers and sandbags. Our Army also has HEMMT based (and trailer mounted) mobile concrete mixers that allow for rapid construction of thick concrete bunkers and other field fortifications. That combined with laser jamming systems, IR jammers, active protection systems, and a whole host of other counter-measures and it would boil down to which side had the best leaders, the best soldiers, and most importantly, the political willpower to win the fight. Getting air superiority would also be critical. That is why Russian forces invest heavily in a very wide range of air-defense systems including cutting-edge self-propelled anti-air artillery gun systems (SPAAGs) that use IR detection systems (instead of radar) coupled with digital AI technology that make them difficult to jam or decoy. Likewise their huge array of short, medium, and long range surface to air missile systems are formidable. So yeah... that would be a horrific war between the U.S. and Russia or the U.S. and China (who also have many advanced systems). Nobody wants to see that. Besides most U.S. military folks actually like Russian military personnel and have a lot of respect for them (and vice-versa) as both sides did a good job killing terrorists in Syria.

[@wankertosseroath]

Don't even have to look at those conflicts, the gulf war showed how deadly conventional warfare is - 300 (mostly blue on blue) killed vs 20k-50k killed. I don't think major armies will ever go toe to toe again, the risk is so high, war would have to be played out over thousands of kilometres, or deep underground haha

[@maxt3137]

@@wigon Well put mate.

[@RandomGuy9]

15 soldiers were issued that.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Many soldiers have died in it, even generals. Pay attention!

[@digbick1241]

and 15 soldiers surrounded mariupol, LOL.

[@bangtang1717]

2:12 your average siberian russian conscript

[@PatricTheSpartian]

If anyone is interested, 715 Team had a decent review of the "Pig" camo variant, but their whole channel is in russian. Maybe they will put out english subtitles if enough foreigners will complain.

[@ИлюхаЗапольский]

Sea bibis tactical aptekush

[@kadan_gustafson6609]

really interesting to look at this again and then contrast what actual Russian grunts are wearing in Ukraine. Seems like the Ratnik program wasn't fully implemented before the invasion.

[@codi149]

As always with Russia new stuff doesn't replace old stuff for everyone (even though it's supposed to)

[@newguy954]

@@codi149 actually it has kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2e7f4WHo99gn7c

[@andreysomov1688]

@@codi149 Ратник сделали больше 100 тысяч экземпляров для армии, тем не менее они есть в Украине, но что более странно в Сирии Ратник выдавали каждому, а в Украине как видно не у всех он есть.

[@codi149]

@@newguy954 lol 2nd images most of them are back to soft armor

[@newguy954]

@@codi149 you realize that some of them are russian separatist militant right.

[@moonasha]

it's weird to think about how many russians have died in the past few weeks wearing this kit.

[@Sneakyboson]

Probably about 10, given how Ratnik seems to be mostly a paper launch.

[@taekatanahu635]

Don't worry, they haven't been able to issue these to everyone.

[@Romanovs-wh4ej]

Didn't issue to everyone but if they did god save us all

[@kealashnikov6864]

2:10 The FBI before leaving paddock with all the heavy weapons.

[@germanwarrabbit]

how do you get this I am convinced this man is actually in the FSB

[@beandzhon9919]

I loaned him it. And FSB doesnt want you to know these things ;)

[@kamov52510]

@@beandzhon9919 if the fsb doesn't want us to know this stuff we wouldn't

[@beandzhon9919]

@@kamov52510 bro if the fsb could do anything i wouldnt have the 27 ratnik impression kits that i have

[@kamov52510]

@@beandzhon9919 then they don't care about it

[@azbgames6827]

now russia stopped using emr and reverse engineered multicam instead

[@kirabay1255]

Not exactly, the EMR is good in very forested areas (and even tropical), such as Belarus, northern Ukraine and the Russian interior, most of the fighting is in southern Ukraine, where the landscape is more steppe and grasslands.

[@AckReikTheGreatest07]

Great gear and equipment, terrible military.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Great takeaway

[@KLAYCO47]

Just a pleasure to watch

[@uncletimo6059]

aahahahhahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA this aged like fine milk

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Why? Is the information suddenly not relevant?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

@@uncletimo6059 plenty of Russians are dying in this gear 😉

[@uncletimo6059]

@@Oxide_does_his_best not really they are literally armed with throw away s^^^, stuff from chechnya wars or even old afghan era stuff.

[@vitorpereira2942]

@@uncletimo6059 you're thinking about DPR and LNR militias not the russian army , yes they do have a lot of older stuff but that's crimean crisis era gear not Chechnya

[@jonny2954]

Yeah, 21st centruy seems to check out. As in 2000 or 2001. Helmet suspension system straight from the 80s. No arc rails. Not even integrated knee pads?

[@cringothebot276]

For a more modern Helmet with the features you are looking for there is the Tor. Oxide also did a test on said helmet. As for the integrated kneepads these are not standard in even NATO militaries.

[@jonny2954]

@@cringothebot276 Integrated kneepads are not standard in default gear, but Ratnik isn't supposed to be default gear, it's their Infantry modernisation program. And every single Infantry modernization program in NATO has integrated kneepads.

[@cringothebot276]

@jonny2954 As the video stated, this was a program done in 2012. So it was bringing the largely 1980s standards of the Russian military to 2012 standards.

[@Fred_the_1996]

What's wrong with separate knee pads? I prefer them over integrated ones, at least with these you can adjust them to your liking, integrated knee pads are one size fits all

[@polaris6709]

The 6Б45 clearly has MOLLE to attach those pouches and other gear so why use the 6Ш117 LBV? We clearly see with the desert digital loadout that the 6Б45 can attach all that gear so what’s the point to adding more layers? As someone who owns the Greyshop replica 6Б45 I’ve found no issues running the pouches directly mounted and to me at least the weight is similarly distributed whether I’m wearing 6Ш117 or direct mounting it. But of course that’s just my personal experience and there’s probably some obvious detail I’m missing.

[@andrewblackmore3150]

Versatility basically. If say, at a rest stop you wanted to remove the equipment, you can do so but still remain protected, when you have the pouches attached to the armour if you remove your equipment you also remove your protection. Also there could be situations where you need to lose the armour to increase mobility, to scout for instance. But in certain situations they also do indeed mount the pouches direct onto the armour, usually in fairly static roles such as Peacekeeping or MPs.

[@AlexsEquipmentCorner]

They do, just Limited units, especially Military Police and Peacekeepers

[@SirRobin048]

honestly solid question but overall it's just for ease of use separately - plate + pouches, only pouches or only plate there's also the 6b46, a plate carrier type deal so iunno, there's options

[@CalderonFirearms]

I have to say, your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite on the topic of military gear. You deserve plenty of recognition for these great videos.

[@WaltherGenacht]

"Flesh" or porosyachka desert camo sometimes calls Syrian in Russia, because of it was made mostly for that terrain with red or pink send.

[@saintsinningsword]

I just love the name, it's like a cross between Beatnik & Rat Patrol. Not exactly light tho.

[@chaosgrunt9554]

And fun fact, Ratnik means "warrior" in Russian, If I'm not mistaken.

[@reliablethreat23]

Where's all this "modernization" of the Russian army now? It hasn't shown up in Ukraine yet!

[@czwarty7878]

sold on black market so fat generals can buy another ugly ass apartment in sochi

[@b...4428]

open your eyes - you will see

[@pannylovespessi]

@@b...4428 Yep. Antonov Airport footage shows VDV decked out all in Ratnik.

[@alexeishayya-shirokov3603]

Some of the Ratnik kit's shortcomings were noted in Ukraine, particularly the EMR camouflage pattern, which didn't really suit the terrain that well. What the MOD did was controversial but very smart IMHO: they issued soldiers with the standard issue kit that was available and gave the troops the green light to buy their own kit as they deemed necessary. The troops ended up massively buying earless or semi-earless helmets, corset body armor, and switched to multicam-like camo patterns that better suited the terrain. The MOD took note and introduced the "VKBO 3.0" uniform pattern and "Strelok" PPE in late 2023. They are currently issuing a batch of 25 thousand of the latter to the troops at the front, and they're a significant upgrade over the Ratnik kit.

[@Nathan-Roman]

EMR really just looks like a plain OD uniform at any kind of distance. Seems like a rather ineffective pattern no matter what terrain it's used in

[@alexeishayya-shirokov3603]

@@Nathan-Roman it's pretty effective in the dense woodlands of the Russian Midlands, Belarus and Northern Ukraine. South-Eastern Ukraine is much less forested by contrast.

[@Nathan-Roman]

@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 My point is that I'd imagine something like MARPAT, CADPAT, or MCT would be even better in those environments because EMR is more similar to flat green than any of those other patterns; EMR seems to be a pretty mid pattern even in ideal conditions

[@alexeishayya-shirokov3603]

@@Nathan-Roman point well taken, truth be told it was initially criticized for being too specific to a certain terrain and had to undergo several tweaks over the years. The latest version contains a bit of coyote brown to make it more versatile. Ideally I'd pick SURPAT over it, but the damn thing is patented and the proprietor (SRVV) charges an arm and a leg for it, so it's a no-brainer that the MOD just went for multicam.

[@Nathan-Roman]

@@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 It's hard to argue with Multicam, it sees the success it does because it is a true multi terrain pattern that actually works. Photos generally don't do it justice, but in real life it is very effective.

[@00-Dima]

He has the stuff ruSSia can't afford to give to its own troops

[@VampirusCZ]

hahaha check soldiers on ukraine, old shitty gear only

[@Andrei_242]

Носил в армии Ратник удобная экипировка, фонарик на каске очень понравился ну и патрульный рюкзак очень хорош

[@Tsusday]

They might've reached the 21st century, but pretty much like a roman soldier fighting german MG42s lmao. Slava Ukraini!

[@_curcan1109]

The last two songs, starting about 4:50 are "from the ashes of yesterday " and "March" from the Brigador soundtrack, by MAVS

[@abowlofoatmealio3702]

Shadow company kit, ever?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

They're playing airsoft, why would I make a kit based on airsoft?

[@abowlofoatmealio3702]

@@Oxide_does_his_best who’s playing airsoft?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

@@abowlofoatmealio3702 Shadow Company, they have airsoft mags in their vests

[@abowlofoatmealio3702]

@@Oxide_does_his_best oh ya, forgot about that

[@FlatRangeOperator]

Can't wait for the last helmet pen test vid!

[@RA7KO]

This video is an absolute masterpiece, awesome work dude!

[@lukevanordstrand4997]

4 weeks gone for milk and daddy oxide finally returned with the milk

[@lilkim5789]

slavs don't need hearing protection, our ears ring from the age 4. only weak men use protection :)

[@rhyskandoll9472]

Brigador soundtrack in the outro? A delight to hear!

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

The gear doesn't mean sh*t if the soldier wearing it doesn't have HEART.

[@bwehhueh5135]

god, russian gear looks so cool

[@santochele1993]

At 5:15 what the Hack he was doing with that machine gun 😲😲😲

[@JakeAmpersand1088]

*_After the Russian - Ukrainian war, most Russian still use old equipment, most of them doesn't have night vission or Aiming sights in their weapon._*

[@roymcfreedom8240]

i know this video was 2 years ago but now Grey Shop does not have a lot of there replicas like the 6B25 plate carrier and even there full vkbo uniform

[@靡靡之音-y2i]

what’s the different between the 6b43/6b45 vest? Are the gost 5a plate as sort of a downgrade from older previous gen?

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

They are a slight downgrade yes. Mostly its just an effort to make them compact in exchange for less aramid backing. Check out the video I made of them.

[@fallschirmjagerfilms4167]

WAIT , the PKM was Abe's !?! that's amazing

[@DNAGuns]

Yep

[@scottvaj4434]

These guys looked pretty badass during their debut in Crimea unchallenged but man they are getting their asses kicked hard by Western soldiers right now. They should sell more gear to us. Need some AK12 kits

[@thegalapagos57]

The guy's in Crimea were a small special force compared to the conscripts,sf,militia being sent to Ukraine.

[@mxmis1225]

​@@thegalapagos57 Nope. There were normal soldiers. But specnaz captured crimean regional building

[@thegalapagos57]

@@mxmis1225 yes the soldiers from the VDV and Black Sea fleet were specially selected. Which were the main show off during the crimean annexation.

[@nicgur_6981]

@@thegalapagos57They were Wagner😂

[@thegalapagos57]

@@nicgur_6981 no they weren't

[@chadtheafricanbullfrog]

Loving the Brigador soundtrack for the outro

[@pedrolucan4006]

Its quite an improvement, but as you mentioned in response to another comment, it does feel like Russia still lags behind at least a decade in comparison to (for example) the average US infantryman, which is understandable considering their economy. I wonder how the average PLA grunt fares in comparison, i can't find any decent information about their gear. As always, thank you for the video!

[@EnduranceRoom]

Great video! I have really been enjoying the Ratnik kit for bushcraft and hunting. Its excellent woods gear. I just did an overnight with the summer suit, which feel like tactical carharts. Cheers

[@Alekrion]

And we r still testin some gear and weapons in Syria so (as im informed) Ratnik will have more improvements for grunts.

[@uristboatmurdered6051]

Music at the end is from Brigador. Great game, should definitely check it out.

[@иопаенроомпротл]

Нету у росийской армии современной экипировки, ратник это дешовая версия слизанная у других. И нет ее у обычных солдат, которые составляют большую ее часть армии. Есть она только у спец подразделений, и возможно у служащих по контракту. У них только показуха дешовая, а в основном в их армии только распил бюджета. Даже минист обороны сам главнокомандующий их армии, никогда до, этого не служил в армии и не нюхал пороху. Ему генеральские значки, просто подарил его друг путин. Все они присвоили себе лживую автобиографию, аримия и оружие а так же, военная техника. Лучшая только по их лживым словам и дешовым мультикам. Им далеко даже до, Германии или Японии, не говоря о США и всего НАТО. Все у них старье советских времен, даже модернизация их техники не соовременное. А новая техника, как армата, бумеранги, су57 и,т,д, штучные не проверенные до, сих пор, дешовые макеты!

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Looks like that "later desert digital" works well in that partially snowy environment

[@veatflash9266]

hello im from russia . rantnik and warrior its differents words . warrior - воин . rantnik - its looks like ancient rus solder .

[@chickenman9184]

guess russian highcom never got the memo on this video, huh?

[@czwarty7878]

the russian highcom definitely did - and then stole all this on black market.

[@prantoislam5529]

better than previous gears + looks damn cool. I'd say thats a success

[@fadli_1577]

LoOk CoOl

[@fiskersproductions]

@@fadli_1577 it does in fact look kinda cool

[@joneszer1]

3:30 no problem. I’m sure they utilize flares to offset enemy NVGs

[@joneszer1]

@Cam Furey no

[@SecondReversal]

Hashtag OnlyInBattlefield~

[@ivanboyko8775]

Да уж, ребят с канала "Военный обзор" не ожидал здесь увидеть)

[@eikki039]

This video aged so bad, the russian army was pure smoke

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

The problems are not from the gear.

[@Gruntelicious]

@@Oxide_does_his_best The Gear is one of many problems. I just came from a video showing ukrainians deforming a fake ballistic helmet with bare hands. Bro, come on...

[@ochkonlon3169]

@@Gruntelicious The gear is not that big of a problem. The incompetence and training of the Russian Military is

[@hansmadani8687]

@@ochkonlon3169 training, supplies and corruption from top to the bottom.

[@Mr.Reality]

@@ochkonlon3169 HAaa... haaa HAHAHAHHAHHAHAA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqukYWCXnZ2oY9E

[@Cydar69]

Guys, I'm from Russia and I want to say that headphones ГСШ are shit. You use them 15 minutes and then they off.

[@icantseethis]

I wonder if Greyshop gets ratnik gear from corrupt servicemembers. Would be hilarious if true. Edit: if Greyshop does sell ratnik gear from corrupt servicemembers, we should buy them out clean in the west. The less ratnik gear over there and more over here the better.

[@vitorpereira2942]

Grey-shop only sells what they can legally sell since they are based in russia so things like body armor,helmets and many others are replicas

[@fiskersproductions]

@@vitorpereira2942 their "heavy-weight" plates are failed real ceramic plates. Ive seen photos of them stopping (fatal deformation) 8mm Mauser

[@Sk0lzky]

The "odd soldier that glows in the dark" sounds like a nice distraction tactic, have the enemy focus on the least liked guy in the squad while the rest ninjas around lol

[@usmcgrunt_1944]

"Give Ivan the old equipment that glows in dark, we don't like him anyways"

[@Volcrum]

Will you be doing any videos on the Ratnik weapon modernization kits for AK74 and similar models? I'm looking to maybe acquire some parts for my saiga and want to know all the parts available.

[@Oxide_does_his_best]

Check my AK 12 vid

[@TheJubiter]

Bro they can't even reach vovchansk

[@comradericefarmerhao2269]

That’s because they’re literally outnumbered now up there. Ukraine moved so much battalion groups up there to stop their small rapid advance

[@TheJubiter]

@@comradericefarmerhao2269 THEY GOT INVADED HAHAHAHAHA

[@tanaziolopez1936]

​@@TheJubiterThe Kursk front is'nt looking that great for the AFU tho 💀

[@TheJubiter]

@@tanaziolopez1936 So "one of the poorest nations in Europe hasn't invaded Russia, the '2nd strongest army' in the world _that_ much"? Lmao 😂

[@petersherry2481]

is no one gonna say anything abt the tomato soup on the gun

[@jarvy251]

I would love to know more about those holo sights. Info on them seems scarce.

[@ruslanpomplamoose1447]

Отличное видео, товарищ oxide, респект из России

[@OperatorJackYT]

6:16 This dude's *face* Love it! XD

[@ИлюхаЗапольский]

Я тоже такое лицо делаю когда не смотрю в ту сторону куда виду огонь

[@BackwoodsTruther]

America still has more advanced gear

[@BackwoodsTruther]

@1st AMENDMENT US Constitution Biden is a complete idiot set in place to make America crumble most Americans absolutely hate Biden! In Washington DC the US Military turned their backs on Biden because he’s a joke! Our country isn’t full of clowns our government is though they’re completely evil

[@devanmullins4180]

Honestly really impressed with this video had a lot of information I really wanted to know and the night footage and shown variance over gear production is something I hadn’t heard of before!