The Trouble With Call of Duty’s Scary New War of the Future

We’ve been doing a lot of coverage of video games here at the loadout room. I really enjoyed playing COD: Black Ops and thought it was a novel combination of contemporary history with an action-adventure game. You can read my take on the plot of the game at my blog but when I saw the […]

DEVGRU Operator Ensures Authenticity in MOH Warfighter

Having heard a first hand account and personally listening to the clusterfuck that ensued after the TOC OIC (will go unnamed) refused to send in our QRF team; I can tell you that this is the most realistic depiction of the Roberts Ridge incident. The OIC has blood on his hands and is proof positive […]

Improvised Fire Direction Center (FDC) for 82mm Mortars

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Navy SEAL Issue MK25: A Personal Favorite

I initially chose to carry the heavier MK23 SOCOM by HK because of a rash of bad SIG magazines. I think the MK25 is a great pistol even though it’s a monster compared to the 226. I eventually learned to love the SIG line and glad we (the SEALs) put the Beretta out to pasture […]

Anti-Material Rifle Showing up in the Hands of Syrian Rebels

So says the ministry of propaganda anyway. It’s hard to say what is and is not true inside Syria these days. According to one media outlet this OSV-96 Anti-Material rifle was captured from rebels and includes a thermal sight that was hooked up to a computer. No pictures of the computer are forthcoming. From Modern […]

Taking Your Own Upper Receiver with You to War…

If you purchase your own short barrel upper receiver and then have it put on your unit’s property book before you deploy then *cough-cough* the MP’s will never know that it wasn’t issued when they inspect your ISU-90’s. What they don’t know can’t hurt them. Besides, there is black side equipment we don’t even talk […]

Authenticity in Video Games: Medal of Honor Warfighter

I’m a fan of Medal of Honor Executive Producer Greg Goodrich’s ethics around the Military and his commitment to ensuring that the community is well represented. He cares and it’s appreciated by guys in the Spec Ops community. Ethics on Point Here’s a great interview Greg gave recently in response to an attack on Medal […]

What REAL Men Wear

Paul was a mans man and would definitely agree with The LOADOUT ROOM when it comes style and our view on mens fashion. So what’s ok and what’s not? See below… No. Yes.

Fully Automated Sensor and Surveillance Nets in Afghanistan

I first became aware of this type of technology during my first deployment to Afghanistan. Some of the stuff that the technicians had in their inventory was truly impressive but what Wired is reporting simply takes this technology to the next level. Previously, sensors had to be manually installed (for the most part) and retrieved […]

Combat Accuracy

I’ve tried to cover quite a bit so far on rifle and pistol accuracy, including techniques and methods for practicing. To be sure, our readers are also great sources of knowledge and I’ve learned and enhanced my own techniques as a result of the discussions as much as writing the articles themselves. One of the […]