This too will be a detailed look into the arms used by the group, encompassing all the way from Pistols to Heavy Machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades. This will also include detail on suppressors in Tunisa, Libya, and Indonesia. I am hoping that it will include previously completely unseen real user feedback and images/video of suppressor testing.

I will be making use of a expansive and detailed database of Suppressor Use, Sale and more, as well as doing a deep dive into the design, pricing and effectiveness of craft-produced suppressors in Syria. This will be very large, and contain I believe previously unplumbed depths of research into suppressor use, in particular in Syria and Iraq. These at the time of writing include, but are not limited to: As always, there is a number of posts in the works, from massive followups covering expansive topics, to shorter writeups and explainers. Regardless, it still blows my mind that in that time so many have been interested to read what I write, which is still after all really only content that I don't see elsewhere. In fact, I'm not completely sure when exactly I decided to write my first post on suppressor use by Insurgents in the Middle East, but it was probably down to encouragement from the first two individuals I ever really mentioned the idea to, Jake Hanrahan and both of whom I owe a big thanks. Back in the late Spring/Early Summer of 2018 I never expected Calibre Obscura to turn into what it is seems to be.

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