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  2. AN/PVS-4 - Wikipedia

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    The Day/Night adapter allows use of the AN/PVS-4 during the day. When the Day/Night adapter is used, the image field of view is reduced and appears triangular. The AN/PVS4 also has a Day/Night adapter that allows sighting in of the units during the day time or for daytime operation of the sight.

  3. M79 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    When unfolded, the leaf sight can be adjusted for ranges from 75 to 375 meters, in 25-meter increments. Additionally, Appendix A of the U.S. Army field manual for the M203 includes instructions on attaching the M16 rifle grenade sight to the M79's stock and marking the sling for indirect fire at elevations greater than 40°.

  4. Aerial bombardment and international law - Wikipedia

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    To be legal, aerial operations must comply with the principles of humanitarian law: military necessity, distinction, and proportionality: [1] An attack or action must be intended to help in the military defeat of the enemy; it must be an attack on a military objective, and the harm caused to protected civilians or civilian property must be ...

  5. ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ explosion will bring a new star to the ...

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    Astronomers are anticipating the appearance of a “new star” triggered by an explosive event that could appear in the night sky anytime between now and September. ‘Once-in-a-lifetime ...

  6. Chaff (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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    The anti-aircraft guns fired randomly or not at all and the night fighters, their radar displays swamped with false echoes, utterly failed to find the bomber stream. For over a week, Allied attacks devastated a vast area of Hamburg, resulting in more than 40,000 civilian deaths, with the loss of only 12 out of the 791 bombers on the first night.

  7. Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon ... - AOL

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    An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships.. The photo ...

  8. M203 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    The M203 grenade launcher system comes with a variety of components, usually including the launcher, adapters for attachment to assault rifles, and leaf sights (which can be used with the rifle's front sight post). M203s can also come with quadrant sights, mounting to an MIL-STD 1913 Rail, or to the carrying handle of an M16 rifle.

  9. The Army Is Building Drones That Can Be Fired From Grenade ...

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    Shot from a grenade launcher, the drones would give troops on the ground their own mini spy plane. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...