Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
I suggest that supposed improvements may not be as valuable as made out.
So PRR and Weapons optics? Most of the toys given to the Infantry in the last 10 years are crap, BUT the two that have proven winners again and again are PRR and Weapons optics. A x 4 sight is, IMO, essential, or at least the option to mount a magnifier.
PRR is an absolute winner, used correctly, so leaving it switched off when it's not needed. Yes, headset design is an issue, but everyone I know who have used them, trade hearing in one hear for a greater level of command effectiveness.
PRR makes things like Jungle Snap Ambush an absolute doddle.
Talking to instructors down at the IDF Urban Operations centre, they really want a PRR of some sort.