Re: night vision

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You'll notice however that those robotic attack platforms, and =20
anything similar, use HUGE optics. Which is why I imagine they would =20
become almost useless if shot in those huge EYES. Millions of dollars =20
or not, light gathering optical systems are still BIG.
Alex

Quoting jon sable <>:

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> i joined this group to get covert computing gear.
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> years later, billions of dollars spent
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> still our armed forces go out with some 80s night vision crap
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> prove me wrong.
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> you put that crap on and walk around at night.
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> we can spend billions on some robotic attack platform,  yet
> constructing a light night vision system is complicated?
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> yeah i guess there are complications dealing with the optics,   but
> still gime a break.   yeah send your drone robotic assisin bot my way.
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> BCGs?
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> Birth control glasses,    an old joke about eyeglasses,  yet they are
> light weight and functional.
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> now with all this darpa spending one would expect some progress.
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> maybe if congress persons wear our current best night vision system for
> a few hours per day,   or full time!
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> just venting.
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> Regards.
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