Service Test of Crew-Served Weapons Night Vision Sight under Arctic Winter Conditions.

A Service Test of the Crew-Served Weapon Night Vision Sight was conducted by the U. S. Army Arctic Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska, from 13 November 1968 to 15 April 1969. The test was conducted to determine suitability of the Sight for U. S. Army use and whether the Sight mounted on a .50 caliber...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Eric B.
Other Authors: ARMY ARCTIC TEST CENTER FORT GREELY AK
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1969
Subjects:
Fire Control and Bombing Systems
(*GUN SIGHTS
COLD WEATHER TESTS)
MACHINE GUNS
RECOILLESS GUNS
NIGHT VISION
IMAGE INTENSIFIERS(ELECTRONICS)
ILLUMINATION
RETICLES
INFRARED EQUIPMENT
PERISCOPIC GUN SIGHTS
ACCEPTABILITY
CREW SERVED WEAPONS
M-40 GUNS(106-MM)
M-40A1 GUNS(106-MM)
NIGHT VISION DEVICES
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0856858
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0856858
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Summary:A Service Test of the Crew-Served Weapon Night Vision Sight was conducted by the U. S. Army Arctic Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska, from 13 November 1968 to 15 April 1969. The test was conducted to determine suitability of the Sight for U. S. Army use and whether the Sight mounted on a .50 caliber machinegun and a 106mm recoilless rifle is functional in temperatures of -10 F to the lowest a ailable.

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