SEAL Team - Behind the kit - Black kit ( Sea / Land )
Updated: Jun 20, 2021
Over the course of the first 3 seasons of SEAL Team, Bravo have at times donned full black kit breaking away from the traditional Multicam / AOR1 disruptive patterns. During this time, there were also changes made in regards to manufacturers and their equipment used for the show. Much like in real life, kit and equipment evolves and new manufacturers are used to keep up to speed with ever changing threats and environments. For this blog I'll cover when Bravo has worn full black kit and detour around when their black kit has been mixed with AOR1 or standard Multicam (Season 2 Episode 1 - Fracture) in both the Maritime and Land environments.
SEAL ( SEa / Air / Land )
The black kit has been utilised when Bravo have been operating in the maritime environment either used in the surface (rib) / sub-surface role when the ops have been taking place at night and also during land based night time ops which did stretch into daylight hours. Whilst few and far between, these episodes were interesting regarding the equipment used, paired most definitely to suit the mission and the environment. Both maritime and land environments have their individual needs and the nod to authenticity is the usage of pouches and equipment by Bravo that match their chosen insertion methods.
There was a mountain of gear to identify, however through the kit listings, the team do maintain a near identical setup across each of the team. A number of small personal choices by the team regarding placement of pouches and inclusion / exclusion of other small pieces of tactical equipment have also been noted. There's also still a small list of kit that I'm yet to identify, though have no fear! As and when I discover the items I'll update the blog.
This blog was created from analysing and poring over many hundreds of HD and non HD images, stills from the show, trailers and Youtube clips which has helped to create a base from which Bravos kit and equipment has been identified.
Equipment manufacturers
Bravo as mentioned generally use well known real steel manufacturers across all of their kit. In relation to 1st Line gear the following are the main manufacturers of note;
Season 1
Episode 1 - Tip of the Spear
Moored vessel - location CLASSIFIED.
Entry method - rib.
Bravo utilise a mixture of equipment notably wearing Multicam Black (MCB), a standard used throughout the black kit episodes. During the pilot episode a number of the team were wearing a mixture of kit and equipment. Being the pilot episode as many have commented, the cast, crew, props guys and wardrobe team were figuring out what worked, what was expensive and what looked the best. The biggest hinderance for me was the lighting, that the atmospheric dimly lit ship they were operating in and around meant that clear pictures of the kit used were grainy and lacked detail. Below is a rough breakdown and kit generally used by some of the team;
Helmet
Wilcox L4G24 Mount - Tan / Black
Peltor Comtacs
Peltor helmet adapters
Princeton Tec Charge Pro - Tan
S&S Precision V-Lite - Multi colour
U94v2 PTT
Baselayers
Crye Precision G3s - Multicam Black
1st Line Gear
Coyote slimline belt
2nd Line Gear
Crye Precision JPC 2.0 - Ranger Green
Tourniquet
Ancillaries
Princeton Tec Remix Pro MPLS - Tan & MC
Mechanix Original Gloves - Multicam
One character that did feature with some clearer pictures was of Nate Massey (6A9), who was seen wearing wholly different kit setting him apart from the rest of Bravo;
Helmet
Crye Precision Airframe Helmet (STD or ATX)
GPNVG-18 4 Cell Remote Battery Pack
Peltor Comtacs
Peltor helmet adapters
1st Line Gear
Slimline coyote belt
Crye Precision GP Pouch 6X6X3 Maritime (used as Medic pouch) - Coyote Brown
Foldable dump pouch - Multicam
2nd Line Gear
LBX Tactical Armatus II Plate Carrier - Grey
S&S Precision Radio Pouch - MBITR - Ranger Green
VTAC Mk2 Gen1 sling - Multicam
3rd Line Gear
Drybag - Black
Episode 3 - Boarding Party
Moored vessel - South China Sea.
Entry method - sub-surface.
Alpha and Bravo both utilise the sub-surface entry method and as expected their kit and equipment must be lightweight and able to drain quickly, therefore nearly all of their equipment is Maritime specific (pouches feature drainage holes in the bottom). Bravo used the following kit which is near identical across all team members;
Helmet
Lightweight Bone Conduction headset (1 ear piece)
U94v2 PTT
NVG Counterweight pouch (fabric) - Black
Baselayers
Crye Precision G3s - Multicam Black
1st Line Gear
Slimline coyote belt
S&S Precision Trifecta Connecta
Safariland 6378 holster - Black or MC Gearskin wrap / Black plain
Crye Precision Frag pouch - MC
LBT Medikit - Multicam
Carabiner
Cyalumes (4")
2nd Line Gear
S&S Precision Plateframe & Swimmer cut cummerbund
S&S Precision Old Gen Black Hydration Pouch Plate Frame - MCB / Black
S&S Precision Gear Retention Track SMR 556 PlateFrame Kit - Coyote (all except Trent)
Crye Precision 5.56/7.62/MBITR Pouch - Multicam / Ranger Green
VTAC Mk2 Gen1 sling - Multicam
Two of the team use slightly different setups in regards to additional pouches used.
Ray - 1st Line Gear
S&S Precision SMR & Dust-E - black
Crye Precision GP Pouch 6X6X3 Maritime (used as Medic pouch) - Multicam
Crye Precision Frag pouch - black
Trent - 2nd Line Gear
S&S Precision ear Retention Track™ ELOS™ 5.56 PlateFrame Kit - Coyote
As well as Bravo operating in Episode 3, Alpha team were also present led by Full Metal, wearing the 6A9 patch (likely should've been 1A9) and using callsign 'Alpha One' when contacting Jason as 'Bravo One'. Alphas' insertion was also sub-surface and the gear used is near similar to that used by Bravo. Below is a breakdown of Full Metals loadout;
1st Line Gear
Crye Precision GP Pouch 6X6X3 Maritime (used as Medic pouch) - Multicam
S&S Precision Trifecta Connecta
Safariland 6378 holster - MC Gearskin wrap
2nd Line Gear
S&S Precision Plateframe & Swimmer cut cummerbund
S&S Precision Old Gen Black Hydration Pouch Plate Frame - Grey
S&S Precision Gear Retention Track SMR 556 PlateFrame Kit - Coyote
S&S Precision Radio Pouch - Coyote
Season 3
Episode 3 - Adapt & Overcome
Power plant - Azerbaijan.
Entry method - air / sea (surface).
In episode 3, Bravo initially are put through their paces at their training facility conducting room clearances and tackling hostiles hand to hand. Their training equipment is that used when later they are tasked with securing a power plant seized by hostiles.
Bravo splits into 2 teams and whilst 1 jumps in, the other inserts via rib. All of the team wear near identical loadouts utilising a new manufacturer across a lot of their kit - Velocity Systems.
In general the team wear the below. Where there are personal preferences / unique items of equipment their owner is noted.
Helmet
Team Wendy Exfil Carbon / Team Wendy Exfil LTP - Black
Fitted with EXFIL Carbon Rail 2.0 - Black
Exfil Peltor Quick Release Adapters - Black
Team Wendy Helmet cover - Black / Multicam
HEL-STAR 6 (strobe)
Peltor Comtacs - Black
Princeton Tec Charge - Black
Wilcox L4G24 Mount - Tan
NVG Counterweight pouch (fabric) - Black
S&S Precision V-Lite - Multi colour
Baselayers
Crye Precision G3s - Multicam Black
1st Line Gear
Velocity Systems Operator Utility Belt (Gen 1 / Gen 2) - Black
Yates 463D Cobra CQB Riggers Belt - Black
Eagle Industries Single M4 pouch - Black
Helium Whisper Flashbang Pouch - Black
Crye Precision Frag pouch - Black
S&S Precision Gear Retention Track Webbing Adapter - Black
S&S Precision Trifecta Connecta - Black
2nd Line Gear
Mayflower Research & Consulting Assault Plate Carrier - Black
Fitted with standard Molle cummerbund - Black
Mayflower Velocity Helium Whisper assault back panel 2 - Black
Helium Whisper MBITR/152 Radio pouch - Black
VTAC Mk2 Gen1 sling - Multicam
Two of the team have additions to their setups.
Clay - 1st Line Gear
Safariland 6378 holster - MCB Gearskin wrap
Jason - 2nd Line Gear
Spiritus System SACK Pouch Mk3 - MCB
Sonny - 2nd Line Gear
Safariland 7354 7TS ALS Holster - Black
Episodes 11 & 12 - Siege Protocols + Episode 13 - Fog of war
Hostage Rescue - Caracas.
Entry method - vehicle / foot.
The three episodes focus on Bravos deployment to Caracas, initially to conduct a hostage rescue of Americans held by Hezbollah, which quickly goes south when the CIA informant goes missing causing Bravo to stage a second hostage rescue. Set across multiple city locations across both day and night the episodes provided a wealth of images to identify Bravos kit from.
Helmet
Team Wendy Exfil Carbon / Team Wendy Exfil LTP - Black
Fitted with EXFIL Carbon Rail 2.0 - Black
Exfil Peltor Quick Release Adapters - Black
Team Wendy Helmet cover - Black
HEL-STAR 6 (strobe) / S&S Precision Manta Strobe
Peltor Comtacs - Black
Princeton Tec Charge - Black
Wilcox L4G24 Mount - Tan
NVG Counterweight pouch (fabric) - Black
S&S Precision V-Lite - Multi colour
Baselayers
Crye Precision G3s - Black
1st Line Gear
Velocity Systems Operator Utility Belt (Gen 1 / Gen 2) - Black
Yates 463D Cobra CQB Riggers Belt - Black
Eagle Industries Single M4 pouch - Black
Helium Whisper Flashbang Pouch - Black
Crye Precision Frag pouch - Black
S&S Precision Gear Retention Track Webbing Adapter - Black
S&S Precision Trifecta Connecta - Black
Safariland 6378 holster - MCB Gearskin wrap
Safariland Belt Loop - Black
2nd Line Gear
Mayflower Research & Consulting Assault Plate Carrier - Black
Fitted with standard Molle cummerbund - Black
Mayflower Velocity Helium Whisper assault back panel 2 - Black
Helium Whisper MBITR/152 Radio pouch - Black
VTAC Mk2 Gen1 sling - Multicam
Spiritus System SACK Pouch Mk3 - MCB (some of team)
3rd Line Gear
LBT 14L Day Pack Low Vis - Black
LBX Titan (3-Day MAP Pack) - Black / Wolf Grey
Ancillaries
Mechanix Overt Gloves - Black
PIG FDT (Full Dexterity Tactical) Gloves - Black
Lightweight fabric gloves - Black
Two of the team have additions to their setups.
Jason & Brock - 1st Line Gear
Fastmag single pouch - Black
Trent - 1st Line Gear
Remington 870 Kydex pop clip - Black
Brock - 2nd Line Gear
2x Fastmag single pouches - Black
Thoughts and opinion
The black kit used by Bravo varies across the seasons. Anyone wanting to recreate the loadouts, specifically from Season 3 are going to need to part with a lot of money and time will be spent trying to identify the small pieces of kit that once combined will give a screen accurate replica of Bravos kit. The change in manufacturers and settling on Velocity / Mayflower gear seems to be the new setup for the team and again proven gear gets in front of the camera. As mentioned in my previous blog 'SEAL Team - Behind the kit - 1st Line Gear', with a number of the team to choose from, you have the ability to either replicate 1 operators equipment or blend kit and equipment to make something more personal for yourself. As always, make sure it's functional, not bulky, suits your need and doesn't break the bank!
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Final Note
I am not paid for my blogs by the manufacturers or companies that I purchase my items from. I am not offered freebies to promote a product. These blogs are purely written from my own experience in truth to help advise and inform others who may wish to purchase the items or understand more about them. If I am sent a freebie to review this will be stated at the beginning to make you aware.