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1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS MAGAZINE C Luxemburg 7 862 Nr 6 2009 Nov De r Deunschiand 6 50 6 60 Schwa SPECIAL OPERATIONS MAGAZ A SCHWEIZ SIG 55X Serie Protoiypen STGW90 _ d IM DETAIL Sachstahd Infadterist der Zukunft und E S Im Fokus 3 L EXKLUSIV Bzialeinsatzkommandos SEK Send Airborne Snipers im Irak m ist Special Forces Workshop TEST KHS Dark Commander Titan Pro ZEE KIT amp GEAR Gerber Tools Hardshell Jackets Fofee H3 Alpha Two 1 I KOMMANDO INT 197842 706507 TEST TACTICAL WATCHES TIVAN On the cutting edge Report on of Tactical the Black Eminence Watches HS TACTICAL WATCHES DARK COMMAN DERI CF3 9p from Ben Keller Text P SE ers of an riot control unit from time cannot be set as would paratroopers snipers from be possible for example German Federal Navy combat the SNOON Streetfighter GMT divers survival instructors from In addition the titanium bezel the Special Operations Training has a black PVD coating which Centre and by the Belgian Army gives the clock a special tactical Special Forces advantage as there are then no brightly shining components to Materials and Properties get in the way during a night of the Watch mission The clock face has a black background and is fur The housing and watch case nished with l2. 579 00 Euro 579 00 Euro 579 00 Euro 579 00 Euro 588 00 Euro 639 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 609 00 Euro 559 00 Euro 599 DD Euro 599 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 599 00 Euro 609 00 Euro 558 00 Euro EXCLUSIVELY YOUR KHS DEALER H3 TRITIUM ILLUMINATION E SWISS MADE SYSTEM THE MODEL SERIES KHS DARK COMMANDER TITAN PRO MATCHES ALL OF THE U S ARMY SPECIFICATIONS MIL W 46374F FOR SPECIAL FORCES F4 d KHS TACTICAL WATCHES MIL SPECIAL WATCHES AND TIMEPIECES www milpictures com KHS TACTICAL WATCHES SPECIAL WATCHES AND TIMEPIECES CAN SAYE YOUR LIFE EXCLUSIVELY AT YOUR KHS DEALER H3 TRITIUM ILLUMINATION SWISS MADE SYSTEM THE MODEL SERIES KHS DARK COMMANDER TITAN PRO MATCHES ALL OF THE U S ARMY SPECIFICATIONS MIL W 46374F FOR SPECIAL FORCES Prices inch Technical modifications price changes and omissions reserved
3. and straps round out the package Foto S nkler done by the hand and com pleted in two to three min utes The manual is short and provides simple and detailed explanations After having read through the manual for a few minutes you can eas ily adjust the watch Overall very user friendly The com fort of wear of the watch is good The materials used are of high quality and very well made Even after three months of use in combat serv ice neither the housing nor the watch glass had any visi ble scratch marks The watch was knocked and scratched several times against a number of obstacles The only signs of everyday wear and tear which could be seen were on the straps scratches in the metal closures some buckling wrinkles discolour ation of the light sole leath ers and other normal and natural wear and tear marks The tritium tubes GTLS are very clean in the hands and the digits five minute steps and have a very good lumi nance You can read the time day or night without any ad ditional light sources The tuning of the second hand is also perfect The second hand moves very cleanly to the next minute display and no skipping was observed The user manual states an accuracy of 0 66 seconds Left amp below The sniper paratroopers during training DL The KHS watch was worn open intentionally for the photo shoot _ Foto Palme per day This corresponds to a maximum deviation of 40
4. model The representation of the digits and a 24 hour dial are well suited to day and field service just like the minute subdivision of the rotating assembly However under water even during the day the individual numerals can be recognized as something nebulous with the diving mask but this is true in many watches under these conditions A big plus is the dura bility of the luminosity without the need for illumination beforehand For underwater use it was a bit complicated to move the rotating assembly with the plump glove but this too is not unusual In compar ison to other watches the watch described scores points in the du ration of luminosity The research was based on three dives two in daylight and one night dive A paratrooper sniper instructor who wore the same model over three months in field training reports The conversion from an elastic to fabric strap was simply explained in the instructions and could also be carried out with dirty fingers in the field in about ten minutes Since the fabric strap was cut very generously it was summarily cut in full field conditions to the de sired length All other modifica tions of the straps were quickly an amphibious environment WEZ The black coating adapts to the clothing and equipment of the military users Note also an FN P90 in 5 7 mm x 28 Foto S nkler Above Shipment for extensive field testing Various tactical and practical change tools
5. seconds in two months which is normally adhered to The watch is a high quality made watch A member of the Bel gian Special Forces says in conclusion Overall a good diving watch with a stable and lightweight construction The watch is easy to read on land and under water Due to the strong luminance of tri galights however the night vision goggles are easily ir ritated since they operate on the basis of residual light am plifiers The situation could be remedied by choosing a strap that has an integrated tacti cal protection cap Indeed KHS TACTICAL WATCHES are currently working exactly on this accessory and a solution to this problem in the series will very soon be made avail able Below The KHS watch turned out to be a light and tactical companion whose sapphire glass ensures that it need not fear any operation Foto S nkler KHS TACTICAL WATCHES DARK COMMANDER TITAN PRO _ T a a m LL E 4 T E TuS AL S 1 jj L i 9 i a X TD j i m 4 IELD BLUE SA En a SPECIFICATIONS oE Titanium case with crown protector screwed case battom crown 7 j Wate resistance up 20 ATM after DINB310 655722681 scratch resistant sapphire glass with anti retflective cut quartz movement hour minute and red coloured second hand far Tactical to tre with HFEa rritium light source lett turning titanium bere with e0 m PRICE LIST KHS DCTP N K
6. HS DCTP D KHS DCTP S KHS DCTP L KHS DCTP R KHS DCTP T KHS DCTPB N KHS DCTPB D KHS DCTPB S KHS DCTPB L KHS DCTPB R KHS DCTPB T KHS DCTPOT N KHS DCTPOT D KHS DCTPOT S KHS DCTPOT L KHS DCTPOT R KHS DCTPOT T 3 3 from 1 12 o clock available with nato FT FE I Chen wih s n rri l talher heather 3 Pad and qisarsum b Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Nato Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Diver Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Silicone Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Field with Titanium Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Nato Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Diver Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Silicone Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Blue with Titanium Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Nato Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Diver Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Silicone Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Leather Band Dark Commander Titan Pro Operation Timer with Titanium Band _ LE k Rn od OPERATION TIMER made of ara with date indisgesatian L Second operations mute resolution and gme
7. already mentioned black housing immensely because no reflective or brightly shin ing components can inter fere with a night mission Changing straps is easy with the changing tool First the spring bars are pressed out from between the watch Left Not only for police and military but also for the tactical security services in crisis areas Foto S nkler and the strap using the fork spring bar tool Then the spring bars are inserted into the new strap and the strap is pressed in to the watch us ing the spring bar tool This procedure initially requires some practice but a com plete change can be accom plished in a minute after a few tries The tool kit which can also be purchased from KHS TACTICAL WATCHES is a good alternative to going to the watchmaker if you own several straps for the watch and want to change them frequently according to their application Tests and Conclusions un der Extreme Conditions To simulate arctic cold the KHS DARK COMMANDER TI TANIUM PRO with diver strap was placed in a freezer at 18 9 C for 24 hours and then its functions were tested After the watch was frozen the bezel could still be turned with a little more resistance but this is logical The glass initially had to be cleared of the thin layer of ice to read the time Here it was found that the clock in the frozen state reliably indicates the correct time and the mechan ics inside work even in these cold condi
8. clock and the skin This prevents the hous ing from coming into contact with the skin and this can be especially important for al lergy sufferers The silicone strap with plastic buckle also completely in black is also very well made Even if you sweat or it gets wet it does not slip on the skin and does not feel uncomfortable After some time however some dirt gathers in the grooves on the underside of the brace let but this is no problem with regular care The diver strap is plastic and very well made comfortable to wear and as indicated by its name especially suitable for maritime applications Even if you begin to sweat when the temperature exceeds 40 9 C and there is 90 humid ity in summer on the shoot ing range in the U S it does not feel uncomfortable on the skin However it could take slightly longer to be able to pull it over the gloves for div ing After only four months of wear some natural dirt gathered on the bottom in the grooves of the strap With a little care this is again not a major problem Conclusion The best available strap from KHS for military and tactical use Highly recommended Finally special mention goes to the fact that KHS TACTI CAL WATCHES do not use any silver metallic reflective clasps like most manufactur ers of tactical watches do Rather all of the straps use non reflective black coated strap clasps This reinforces the tactical advantage of the
9. egible Arabic nu back of the 67 gram light watch merals Thus the clock has a is made of an especially robust completely black appearance titanium making the Swiss hence the model name of the quartz movement particularly series DARK COMMANDER well protected The glass of the The KHS DARK COMMANDER KHS DARK COMMANDER TITA TITANIUM PRO has the already NIUM PRO is made of sapphire proven X H3 illumination sys glass a glass with high hard tem of the Swiss company MB ness and scratch resistance MICROTEC This refers to the which makes the clock particu so called trigalights which are larly resistant to knocks and small sealed glass tubes which scratches of all kinds To check are coated on the inside with this the glass was repeat phosphor and activated to il edly tested on a rough plaster luminate by tritium gas H3 wall No scratches were found The radioactive decay of tritium Even after shooting several emitted electrons stimulate the cartridges hit the glass there phosphor thereby producing a were no complaints Conclu permanent and uniform light sion The glass delivers what it This light source therefore does promises The crown and case not need a power supply Due back of the watch are screwed to the 12 3 year half life of in so that the interior of the slightly radioactive tritium it watch is optimally protected theoretically still has half of the and the stated water resistance original brightness of the watch of up t
10. int of the KHS re tical SNOON and many other nowned photographer Tom military watches The package Weber The watches were test ed by experienced police offic prolonged stays in water It has a complete replacement of all an analogue time display with trigalights with an H3 illumina minute and hour indicators as tion system as a service for each well as a sweeping seconds KHS TACTICAL WATCH custom hand The left turning bezel is made of titanium just like the crown and watch caseback and is furnished with clear and easy to read white numbers min utes and an index point with an H3 trigalight pointer tritium Thus an approximate determi nation of the immersion time in a diving operation is possible but a second time zone ZULU Above Undersea divers also tested the watch on their diving boards and their wetsuit Foto JH cal gloves Conclusion The NATO strap along with the diver strap are especially recommended The leather strap with the buckle is very sturdy and seems to be made for civilian life with a tactical watch It is very comfortable to wear and has a completely black look However if you are travelling in hot climates and sweat a lot it becomes discoloured from below by sweat after a while but this is natural The good skin compatibility is an advan tage of this strap The leather strap is also still available in a design with a G Pad base or ground pad which sits between the
11. ion by the police but it just 10 per year so that even the tactical use when was tested internally by combat after several years of use the fima de Scarce divers of the German Federal watch still has luminous roto S nkler Navy in Eckernfoerde There properties Should the lumi were no signs of water penetra nosity no longer be sufficient tion from diving swimming or KHS TACTICAL WATCHES offers n a further test of the tactical military watch we would like to introduce the well known brand KHS TACTICAL WATCH is the official KHS SERVICE for testing the KHS TACTICAL CENTER for Europe and also a WATCHES contained the fol producer of each KHS TACTI lowing components A sample CAL WATCH Furthermore the of the KHS DARK COMMANDER ES The KHS service point company Schmiemann www TITANIUM PRO with diver strap for Germany the company schmiemann de is known on four KHS change straps NATO Schmiemann de Watches and the watch scene as the exclu fabric strap leather strap Accessories from Muelheim an der Ruhr provided K ISOM ex sive provider of high quality leather strap with G Pad sili and well known Swiss military cone strap a strap changing clusively with the top model of watches and tactical watches tool and a promotional T shirt KHS TACTICAL WATCHES the KHS DARK COMMANDER TITA NIUM PRO for test purposes The company Schmiemann K ISOM 54 of the brands Traser H3 Tac with an impr
12. o 20 bar is guaranteed after that time KHS TACTICAL Unfortunately the watch could WATCHES indicate the loss of not be tested during a diving brightness of trigalight used is er The trigalights of the KHS DARK COMMANDER TITANIUM PRO are affixed to the index point of the bezel the face and the hands so that it is possible to read the time and dive even in total darkness with no addi tional light The watch lighting is so strongly selected so that one is not betrayed in the dark by an excessively strong light source This is particularly im portant in the range of military operations The model series KHS DARK COMMANDER TITA NIUM PRO is available in three different H3 trigalight colour combinations FIELD green BLUE blue and OPERATION TIMER green orange and blue For tactical applications the colour combination OPER ATION TIMER is recommended because after one gets used to it it allows an intuitive reading of the time The Straps The NATO fabric strap is com pletely black and at 35 cm long much longer than any other manufacturer of NATO straps in the market Once the bracelet was cut to the desired length it still fit on the tacti Right The KHS Dark Commander Titan Pro is especially suited for Right using the KHS watch in shooting operations in the U S With a mask from Avon and a POF rifle in 308 Cartridge impacts were no problem for the sapphire glass Foto S nkler operat
13. tions The diver strap could be flexibly bent without problems No pen etration of moisture into the interior of the watch could in an amphibious environment in the North Sea Foto S nkler be found Conclusion Even in the icy cold KHS DARK COMMANDER TITANIUM PRO functions reliably and without compromise as ice To simulate marine conditions the KHS DARK COMMANDER TITANIUM PRO was put in a container with salt water for seven days and then its functions were tested In the entire process there was no evidence that the aggressive water had gotten into the watch The salt water did not even leave a trace on the sap phire crystal This was also the case with the diver strap Conclusion The KHS DARK COMMANDER TITANIUM PRO even functions in salt water without problems This is also to be expected from a watch of this quality level Conclu sion The KHS DARK COM MANDER TITANIUM PRO is above all a high quality and very light watch for tactical use The price of 579 00 for the version with diver strap is not just pocket money However this is money well invested since the KHS DARK COMMANDER TITANIUM PRO which is produced in Switzer The watch is particularly suitable for tactical land operations or special tasks in Left Testing the watch land can hardly be broken and it fulfils its purpose very reliably and without compromise Combat divers and Snipers A combat diver said of the same
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