Without something, “as without hands” is a well-known and undeniable proverb. Perhaps only the integrity of the eyes is more important than the condition of the arms, hands, fingers of a fighter. Therefore, gloves are an important element of protective equipment in war. They can give out something, but this will definitely not cover all the needs in terms of quality and quantity. After all, gloves in a war zone, especially on the front lines, are consumables. I will share my thoughts and experience on the choice of gloves: tactical and household plan, which often intersects and mixes involuntarily in war. Gloves on a machine gunner in the NWO zone (photo from open sources) Gloves are designed to protect against the following factors: COLD. In winter, early spring, late autumn, gloves should warm your hands. It is from the cold extremities that the greatest threat of a cold comes. ARDs carried out on the legs in the BD zone are much more dangerous, they are worse experienced than in civilian life. There it is generally fraught with loss of concentration and death. Scuffs, corns. “Sweat saves blood” is a famous military truth. On the front lines, you have to dig a lot of trenches and trenches; to equip positions from improvised materials in settlements. Even those accustomed to physical labor have to deal with calluses, from SUCH intensity of work with a shovel, crowbar, pickaxe. Gentle handles of "office plankton" - just a kapets, even with gloves. But at least somehow better than without ... IMPACTS. Hands, fingers contain many small joints, a wide network of nerve endings. In case of damage to the arms, hands - the pain is very severe. It puts a person out of action precisely through a painful shock rather than with injuries to many other zones. CUTS. Even a small cut, a deep scratch on the fingers, hands - causes bleeding, pain, disables, or from a normal state, at least. BURNS. Contacts with elements of weapons heated by firing, shells, fragments, just an open flame - all this promises burns to the hands. SHARDS. Ordinary good gloves made of dense fabric resist secondary fragments well. But there are those that hold small primary fragments, along with cuts. Fighter PMC "Wagner" in gloves. Donbass. Autumn 2022 (photo from open sources) I have no motivation to advertise specific models, brands of gloves. Moreover, with the current hype, it is pointless to recommend something specific. There is simply not much. Something imported branded - will not be. What we grab, we take. I will go over the general, conceptual aspects of the choice.