Posted on 04/29/2021 7:44:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Second Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, also known as the Lancer Brigade, recently showed off the night vision capabilities of the Enhanced Night Visions Goggle-Binoculars (ENVG-B) on Twitter...
The goggles, which the Army developed with L3 Warrior Systems, are designed to provide a sharper night vision image than previous-generation goggles. The dual-tube setup provides a larger field of view than earlier goggles, leading to greater situational awareness and increased depth perception.
(Excerpt) Read more at popularmechanics.com ...
“Kinda like TRON.”
That was my first thought, too. On a side note, I was at my son-in-law’s house last weekend and he put the video game Call of Duty on his 85” TV. The graphics were absolutely stunning. Video games have come a long way since I played Pong.
EMP...
Heh, I gotta watch those tonight...
Yeah.
But an EMP weapon doesn’t discriminate between friendly or enemy electronics (or military vs civilian electronics, for that matter). So unless you’ve got some way to issue a warning AND protect the electronics, you will do as much damage to yourself as the enemy.
Here’s a scary thought. What if you had a directional EMP weapon that only did one thing: set off the primers in small arms ammunition? Range would be dependent on weapon size and power supply.
Hmmm...
WOW! That is amazing!
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