Summary

THE CENTER FOR NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRO OPTICS, CECOM, US ARMY VIDEO ON THE THERMAL WEAPON SIGHTS OPERATION IN SAUDI ARABIA DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM. 00:00 B&W APACHE HELICOPTER FLIR (FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED) SIGHT SHOWING IRAQI POWER GENERATOR COMING INTO THE TARGET RANGE AND BEING BLOWN UP BY A HELLFIRE MISSILE (NIGHT). HELICOPTER THERMAL SIGHT OF SOVIET BUILT TANKS (T72, T62). COMPARISONS ARE SHOWN BETWEEN THESE TANKS AND US TANKS AND VEHICLES. ZOOM OUT FROM AN ABRAMS M1 TANK TO A POINT AT WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHETHER IT IS US OR ENEMY EQUIPMENT. THERMAL SIFGHT OF A TANK, EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE THERMAL BEACON, MOVING ALONG A LANDSCAPE DURING COMBAT EXERCISES. CI: MILITARY: WEAPONS.

Source ABCNEWS VideoSource
Title: FRIENDLY FIRE
Date: 12/12/1991
Library: ABC
Tape Number: OSTA145055A
Content: THE CENTER FOR NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRO OPTICS, CECOM, US ARMY VIDEO ON THE THERMAL WEAPON SIGHTS OPERATION IN SAUDI ARABIA DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM. 00:00 B&W APACHE HELICOPTER FLIR (FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED) SIGHT SHOWING IRAQI POWER GENERATOR COMING INTO THE TARGET RANGE AND BEING BLOWN UP BY A HELLFIRE MISSILE (NIGHT). HELICOPTER THERMAL SIGHT OF SOVIET BUILT TANKS (T72, T62). COMPARISONS ARE SHOWN BETWEEN THESE TANKS AND US TANKS AND VEHICLES. ZOOM OUT FROM AN ABRAMS M1 TANK TO A POINT AT WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHETHER IT IS US OR ENEMY EQUIPMENT. THERMAL SIFGHT OF A TANK, EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE THERMAL BEACON, MOVING ALONG A LANDSCAPE DURING COMBAT EXERCISES. CI: MILITARY: WEAPONS.
Media Type: Tape
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