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ThunderCactus · November 18th, 2017, 14:39

Bringing this thread back from the dead, eh?
Well I guess I'll add in that, for the love of airsoft, DO NOT USE AN EXCESSIVELY BRIGHT FLASHLIGHT.
There's really no need for anything past 300 lumens.

At just about every night game now, there's at least 1 person running a 2000 lumen light because they think brighter is better.
1. They have no idea how to use a flashlight tactically in the first place, so they shine it all over the damn place (probably because they can't see anything in the dark afterwards), then end up using it as a nav light to find their way back to spawn.
2. The only person you're fucking over with the excessive brightness is your own team. It's so damn bright that it just ends up backlighting the whole field. It immobilizes people behind cover, and even the indirect weak backlighting from 800ft away makes people stand out real well with NV.

Obviously NV is better than a white light, but that's $2000 vs $100. Natural night vision is arguable. You're depending on biology, some people just have really shitty vision at night.
But if you have to have a tac light, honestly red is best. It's enough effect to temporarily blind your target, but won't affect you nearly as bad as a white light.

November 18th, 2017, 14:39	#11
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	Bringing this thread back from the dead, eh? Well I guess I'll add in that, for the love of airsoft, DO NOT USE AN EXCESSIVELY BRIGHT FLASHLIGHT. There's really no need for anything past 300 lumens. At just about every night game now, there's at least 1 person running a 2000 lumen light because they think brighter is better. 1. They have no idea how to use a flashlight tactically in the first place, so they shine it all over the damn place (probably because they can't see anything in the dark afterwards), then end up using it as a nav light to find their way back to spawn. 2. The only person you're fucking over with the excessive brightness is your own team. It's so damn bright that it just ends up backlighting the whole field. It immobilizes people behind cover, and even the indirect weak backlighting from 800ft away makes people stand out real well with NV. Obviously NV is better than a white light, but that's $2000 vs $100. Natural night vision is arguable. You're depending on biology, some people just have really shitty vision at night. But if you have to have a tac light, honestly red is best. It's enough effect to temporarily blind your target, but won't affect you nearly as bad as a white light.