October 9, 2007

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Early Night Vision Goggles (Aug, 1950)

Filed under: Origins — @ 8:44 am
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1950
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Blackout “Eye”

Searching for persons or objects in total darkness poses no problems for soldiers wearing sniperscopes. Clamped to a helmet, the equipment combines an infrared light source and an electronic telescope. Its energy comes from a power pack and battery which can be carried in a knapsack on the operator’s back.

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Things like this were already in use during WWII. T3 Carbine with Sniperscope IIRC.

Comment by Emcha — October 18, 2007 @ 2:34 am

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