tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post5874526810287051796..comments2024-03-28T14:35:30.147-04:00Comments on Tank Archives: Night Vision DrivingPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-66926814800745565302019-10-11T22:13:44.975-04:002019-10-11T22:13:44.975-04:00I think they picked the M-1 Carbine specifically b...I think they picked the M-1 Carbine specifically because of it's size. Those early night scopes were bulky and when combined with the backpack battery quite a lot of weight. Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-3425068443215064152019-10-10T11:41:26.269-04:002019-10-10T11:41:26.269-04:00TBF the StG 44 was a lot more credible platform to...TBF the StG 44 was a lot more credible platform to stick it on than the dinky little M1 Carbine :v<br /><br />Random curio: a presumably war-surplus M3 Carbine and its distinctive-looking IR sight get some decent mileage in the villain's hands in the '73 Belgian comic "L'Orgue du Diable", the second album of the long-running Yoko Tsuno series.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-2808017588209653712019-10-10T11:27:59.344-04:002019-10-10T11:27:59.344-04:00For some reason the German one is the only one tha...For some reason the German one is the only one that people remember and then tout the Wehrmacht as high tech supersoldiers even though the Allies did it first.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-45179719066769869662019-10-10T11:22:14.541-04:002019-10-10T11:22:14.541-04:00Research had been ongoing since the late Twenties,...Research had been ongoing since the late Twenties, there's more articles on the topic under the label. I remember reading somewhere that the tech started out as a spin-off of research into *colour TV cameras* of all things; the Brits apparently had a sufficiently operational low-light system (codenamed TABBY) by '44 to use it in preliminary surveys of the Normandy landing sites and both the Germans and Americans had active-IR small arms night sights in field trials by '45.Kellomieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915110653443066212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-65151953263774022412019-10-10T10:13:31.891-04:002019-10-10T10:13:31.891-04:00i had no idea there was any night vision in 1942i had no idea there was any night vision in 1942szemi50@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351782063994877261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030145265861917845.post-75923212003768070522019-10-09T23:22:15.922-04:002019-10-09T23:22:15.922-04:00Most drivers get used to driving by moonlight. The...Most drivers get used to driving by moonlight. The real problem is when you go through forest or drive on moonless nights. Use lights only when absolutely necessary. Sager ,William A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830369127449299646noreply@blogger.com