Night Vision Devices

"Night Vision Devices ",The military in the past had issues when conducting maneuvers in the daylight because the enemy combatants knew the terrain better and could attack better in the daylight. The torch graduated to searchlights before making its way to night vision devices. Now, with the NVD, the military has the opportunity to hide and attack in surprise, while never giving away positions until that last possible second. Within half a minute the user will be able to acquire 75% night vision with the naked eye. The problem with the older model is that a special searchlight was needed in order to see from the scope and, well, it was huge and the enemy had no problem in locating it at all to wipe out the ally troops. RCA was able to improve upon technology invented in Germany and in the 1950s the image intensifiers were born. These were huge to use (over a foot long) so research continued. These sights could be dismounted and used by hand as well. Real time imaging was made possible, so locations of enemy fighters could be relayed to command for immediate response. Come the early 1990s, with deployment for Desert Storm in Kuwait, the military was able to make optimum use of the NVDs. Sensor fusion was used to integrate the FLIR and I2 technologies into one device. Three generations of NVDs were ultimately invented and used. Gen 3 works within the 30,000 to 50,000 amplification range and uses an organically grown photo cathode to work almost within the IR range of light, offering supreme night vision for extreme detail in ambient lighting situations. The military's might can be used to its best advantage with the use of night vision devices. WHAT'S UP