Re: Tank vision systems

In a message dated 2/4/00 4:21:44 PM Central Standard Time, 
monty@arcadia.turner.com writes:

<< 
 Near Band IR are easy to fox. Use a certain pattern material and
conceal 
 your position in thick foliage. Binoculars are great, you just use good

 camo. Thermal imagers are succeptable to hot smoke and other
obscurants. 
 A tank that has a good cooling system and that has been cold for a day 
 will show up as ambient on thermals, especially if they have a power 
 plant that doesn't give off much heat. One could also conceivably build

 into the tank the signature of some other vehicle. 
 
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Or cover it with an insulator blanket that reflects the same temperature
as 
the ambient air.