Re: Tank vision systems

BTW in the army we have a new smoke which is graphite based and totally
blocks IR. Was reading up he specs yesterday at the unit. (It's even mre
effective than HC.)

Ryan M Gill wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Roger Books wrote:
> > IR coatings can take out the IR part of the spectrum, but they
> > won't take out the visible part of the spectrum.  Chaff shouldn't
> > really affect IR/UV/visible light at all, Radar absorbant coatings
> > won't either.
>
> This is why tankers do things like attach foliage and branches and
scrim
> and netting to tanks. It breaks up the outline and makes them harder
to
> see. Already there is camo netting that breaks up radar energy. How
long
> do you think it will be before scrim breaks up the near IR or far IR
> signature of a vehicle.
>
> You have seen pictures of the WWII era German Assault guns/mobile
trees
> right?
>
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