Zoid Raptor
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Suppressors are actually a lot louder in real life compared to what you see in movies, more so with an 5.56 cal or higher. I was surprised the first time I heard it live given the perception we develop watching movies. In a CQB scenario, it's not just the pointmen or those leading the frontal assault who shoot but pretty much the entire squad and not equipping everyone with suppressors destroys the whole purpose. The same goes for ops in jungles n outdoors where an unsuppressed shot echoes the valley and the squad might be surrounded on all sides prompting every operator to engage unlike a CQB scenario where you have a general estimate of where the adversary isIn the older times when suppressors were a fancy thing ,only the pointman had a suppressor . If the team comes across a target that is needed to be dealt with silently , It was his job to take him down silently with his suppressed weapon .
This same thought process is still followed by us .Even though suppressors have become much cheaper, easy to produce . Heck you can even 3d print them now . We have overlooked the flash suppression and user hearing advantage that suppressors can provide .
The advantage supps provide is clearly evident with their widespread use in Ukr-Russ conflict ,a huge bulk of the frontline troops are using them on the both sides even country made ones .