Comments for On the importance of camouflage

On the importance of camouflage

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:01:44 -0600

H/t, Boq.

Comment from Cpl Mongo on 2008-12-10

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:52:49 -0600

This makes sence. Is this why so many of the Mexican people are so poor. The rulers spend all this denero on high priced wepons that will never be used for anything more challenging than murdering Indians in the south. Shame they don't use this stuff to wipe out the drug gangs along their northern border. I get tired of hearing about the border town police being murderd in the streets by gangs that seem to roam around with nothing to fear. Those policemen deserve better backup than they get now. Time to put that scarry face paint and rifle to use, and not in a parade. Just a thought...

Comment from Boquisucio on 2008-12-09

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:46:23 -0600

It took me a while to find who were them guys, but here they are. The Mexican Army's 6th Special Forces Battallion, of all places. Oh and HERE too.

Comment from Argent on 2008-12-09

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:43:34 -0600

Thanks for that. So it's berets with Barretts. I suppose the phonetics are different. That's quite a bit of snipery then, almost as much as I see in email lately.

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2008-12-09

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:42:55 -0600

Thanks John, I was going to the idea that they're Brazilian and headed to Argintina.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-12-09

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:38:56 -0600

Argent - those are Barrett M82 .50 caliber sniper rifles.

Rod - they're in a parade in Mexico, probably one of the big Independence Day parades held in Mexico City.

Comment from BillT on 2008-12-09

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:26:39 -0600

What guys? All I see is pink grass and beret flashes.

Comment from Bob on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:34:45 -0600

24 Barretts in a parade?
I say HELL YEAH!

Comment from Rod Thorsen on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:15:38 -0600

Alright I give. I know there a clues here, but who are these guys?

Comment from Jon The Mechanic on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:31:06 -0600

EVERYONE knows that is John's throwdown weapon for when the world goes all peace and love and he gets caught assisting someone in their desire to "reurn to nature" just a little quicker than they planned.

Comment from Argent on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:11:29 -0600

Ha a stencil! All they need now is glueglitter.

They seem kinda unsynchronised for a parade yet too synchronised to just be walking. Is this a march maybe? I dunno about beret's they are so much floppy nothings mind you i've never seen a military hat i like all that much. While we're at it what's the weapon carried. This is prolly a no brainer for you guys.

Comment from Grimmy on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:01:39 -0600

After looking a bit closer at that goofy pic, it seems to me that all them guys had the same template placed on their face and then spray painted.

Or maybe they used masking tape?

Comment from Grimmy on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:57:53 -0600

I've seen worse and seen it on our own guys.

Camo paint mixed with bug juice that makes pretty, glossy, picture friendly face patterns that end at the eyebrows and jaw line. Ears, neck, forehead all bare. And oh how nicely that face paint sparkles when any light happens to hit it in the dark.

I doubt that's still done. But for awhile in the late 80's and most of the 90's, every time I saw a camo painted Soldier face, I wanted to ask if he was trying to actually camouflage or was he playing po-mo injun warpaint.

Comment from Barb on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:14:49 -0600

Oh that is awesome! Fits right into a high-caliber gun discussion thread I'm on :-)

Comment from BillT on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:06:02 -0600

Find out where pink grass grows and you'll discover their destination...

Comment from Boquisucio on 2008-12-08

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:00:06 -0600

Heee - I was so focused on The Crazy Frog Brigade, that I missed all the diagonal lines in that other picture.