U.S. Army Rangers own the night...
They can see in the dark...
...the insurgents can't.
U.S. Army Rangers own the night...
They can see in the dark...
...the insurgents can't.
So now AQ’s will be buying night vision googles at eBay?
I want to see us improve this advantage by issuing our frontline fighters a monocular or a weapin sight that can “see” thermal images as well as collect ambient light. Thermals can see bad guys through thick clouds of billowy white smoke and we can fill a neighborhood up with all kinds of smoke in a matter of minutes. Basically, we would be able to exploit our night vision advantage in the daylight.
NATO issues directive restricting night raids
A new directive, confirmed Wednesday by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, aims to limit nighttime raids on Afghan civilians. It was prompted by a storm of complaints from Afghans who were enraged over foreign soldiers bursting into their homes. “We didn’t understand what a cultural line it was,” McChrystal said during a luncheon with a group of young Afghans involved in a leadership program.
Not anymore.
So what? They can't shoot at what they see. Maybe they can go up to the enemy and read them their rights in the dark, if they don't offend anyone. Otherwise, forget it.
They have to go out at night. Look at those dorky helmets! ; )
This is just crazy . Wonder who approved this, Eric Holder?.
You haven’t lived until you’ve flown with full face AN/PVS 5s and a counterweight.