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  2. AN/PAS-13 - Wikipedia

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    The AN/PAS-13B thermal weapon sight (TWS) is an infrared sight developed for the United States military by Raytheon. The sight is designed for use on small arms in the U.S. military's inventory, but it can also be used as a standalone observation device. The AN/PAS-13B uses thermal imaging so that it can be used day or night. Thermal imaging ...

  3. Thermal weapon sight - Wikipedia

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    A thermographic weapon sight, thermal imagery scope or thermal weapon sight is a sighting device combining a compact thermographic camera and an aiming reticle. [1] They can be mounted on a variety of small arms as well as some heavier weapons. [2] As with regular ultraviolet sensors, thermal weapon sights can operate in total darkness.

  4. AN/PSQ-20 - Wikipedia

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    The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) is a third-generation passive monocular night vision device developed for the United States Armed Forces by ITT Exelis.It fuses image-intensifying and thermal-imaging technologies, enabling vision in conditions with very little light.

  5. AN/PVS-4 - Wikipedia

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    The optics are considered exceptional, even by contemporary standards and the biggest drawback compared to modern scopes is the weight. Although the AN/PVS-4 has not had a great deal of cultural impact, its legacy of high quality night vision has become a staple of movies and television shows which often do not show real equipment.

  6. Unertl Optical Company - Wikipedia

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    Unertl Optical Company, Inc. was a manufacturer of telescopic sights in the United States from 1928 until 2008. They are known for their 10× fixed-power scopes that were used on the Marine Corps' M40 rifle and made famous by Marine Corps Scout Sniper Carlos Hathcock during the Vietnam War.

  7. Night-vision device - Wikipedia

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    An M16A1 rifle fitted with the AN/PVS-2 Starlight scope. First-generation passive devices developed by the US Army in the 1960s were introduced during the Vietnam War.They were an adaptation of earlier active technology and relied on ambient light instead of using an extra infrared light source.

  8. House Dems call for action on law enforcement selling ...

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    Three congressmen wrote in a letter to the ATF that they have "grave concerns" that some law enforcement officers are "exploiting their positions to acquire and illegally distribute firearms."

  9. Telescopic sight - Wikipedia

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    The scope base is the attachment interface on the rifle's receiver, onto which the scope rings or scope mount are fixed. Early telescopic sights almost all have the rings that are fastened directly into tapped screw holes on the receiver, hence having no additional scope base other than the receiver top itself.