What is this?

[Mike Irwin]

What's this on top of the SAW? I've never seen one of these before. It looks like some type of scope... Night vision?

 

[DUDE]

Yes it is a M249 (SAW) and from what i know the new model the Military is geting can be used with a scope, and it do's look like a Night vision scope to me.

 

[dZ]

$?%©ds its:

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The AN/PVS-4-Style Night Weapon Sight (NWS) includes only the highest quality American-made image
intensifier tubes. The Army specification for the AN/PVS-4 (NVEC Model 700) required man-sized target
engagement at 600 meters in moonlight and 400 meters in starlight. The Models 700HP and 750 improve
upon those ranges by 30% and 60%, respectively. Click on Data Sheet below for more information.

http://www.nvec-night-vision.com/products/details_R.asp?Msg=20&System=AN/PVS-4&Category=3

Kit Includes:
AN/PVS-4, M16 mount block, shuttered eyeguard, daylight cover, carrying bag, carrying and storage hard case, lens brush, lens cleaning tissue pad, and operator’s manual. Specify crosshair, 7.62 x 51mm reticle, or 5.56 x 45mm reticle.

thats an 8K buck weapon sight:
http://www.nightvis.com/docs/prices.htm

 

[hksigwalther]

I think the trooper is just posing for the camera shot as the cap is still on and it's not night.

 

[Goet]

nah, it's a night shot.


The cameraman is obviously using a night vision lens.

 

[4V50 Gary]

It's a picture of some guy who wanted a class III weapon with NVS and the only way he could get his mits on one was to enlist.

 

[swampgator]

hksigwalther

I think the trooper is just posing for the camera shot as the cap is still on and it's not night.

IIRC you have a "day" cover that allows you to turn it on to zero during daylight hours.

 

[BobR]

IIRC you have a "day" cover that allows you to turn it on to zero during daylight hours

You hit the nail on the head, my AN/PVS2 has a day cover, very dark lens cover) that allows it to be turned on during the day to set zero. I am sure that is what you see in the picture.

Bob

 

[Mike Irwin]

"as the cap is still on..."

DUH! Now it all falls into place!

Had I thought lens cap, it would have been a lot clearer to me.

I thought it might be some sort of emitter of some type, but there didn't seem to be any of the other stuff that you normally see with an active system.

 

[hksigwalther]

"day cover"

Oh, I see.

 

[JohnKSa]

The day covers I've seen are a regular lens cover with a pinhole in the middle.