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- From: Bob.Clarke%bbs@actcnews.res.utc.com (Bob Clarke)
- Date: Sat, 09 Jan 93 10:11:14 EDT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan09.101114.7239@actcnews.res.utc.com>
- Organization: United Technologies Research Center
- Subject: Re: Laser gunsights (was: Info on CO2lasers wanted
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- References: <1993Jan6.191934.1085@cmkrnl.com> <6899@tuegate.tue.nl>
- Reply-To: Bob.Clarke%bbs@actcnews.res.utc.com (Bob Clarke)
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- In message <6899@tuegate.tue.nl> dated 8 Jan 93 12:44:28 GMT
- wouter@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl (Wouter Slegers) writes:
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- > : > LASER WEAPONRY / PART 1 / LASER SIGHTS
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- > : I don't know about the circuitry provided... but the stuff in there about a
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- > : 2 mW HeNe laser being dangerous to human eyes is complete bunk.
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- > This is not quit true: a 2 mW laser is enough concentrated to damage the eye
- > tissue if your looking right into it..
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- > : I would also point out that the claim of "perfect targetting" for a laser
- > : gunsight just isn't so -- elevation and windage still are factors -- and th
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- > Correct, but it does give some extra targetting info..
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- > : *seeing* the dot of light from a 2 mW laser at any reasonable distance, in
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- > : anything other than pitch blackness, is damned near impossible.
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- True, but laser targeting systems do not use the naked human eye!!! Most
- laser targeting system do not operate in the visible range, and are used
- in conjunction with a remote viewing device such as night vision. The army
- has a system were they bore sight a laser to a m16 rifle, the user is wearing
- night vision goggles, the laser is only visible to people wearing goggles.el
- Where ever the dot lands is dead! It is good to about 50 yards, I think!
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- Bob Clarke, user of the UniBoard System @ actcnews.res.utc.com
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