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Optics

Image-intensifying and magnifying viewing devices. See Gear Tags for tag definitions.

Night Vision

Item Weight Tags Notes
PVS-7 goggle 0.7 kg night-vision Gen 3 binocular goggle; budget unit.
PVS-14 monocular 0.4 kg night-vision Helmet-mounted or handheld; standard SOF.
PVS-31 binocular 0.5 kg night-vision White-phosphor dual-tube; depth perception.
GPNVG-18 panoramic 0.8 kg night-vision, magnified Four-tube panoramic; wide FOV. Tier-1 issue.
Civilian Gen 2 monocular 0.5 kg night-vision Lower resolution; usable but not milspec.

Thermal

Item Weight Tags Notes
FLIR Scout TK 0.2 kg thermal Pocket thermal monocular; short-range.
FLIR Breach PTQ136 0.2 kg thermal Helmet-mount thermal monocular.
Trijicon REAP-IR 1.0 kg thermal, magnified Rifle-mount thermal scope.
Trijicon SNIPE-IR clip-on 0.8 kg thermal Mounts in front of a day optic.

Day Optics and Ranging

Item Weight Tags Notes
Steiner M830r binoculars 0.8 kg magnified 8×30, milspec.
Leupold Mk4 spotter 2.0 kg magnified 12-40×60 tactical spotting scope.
Vortex Solo monocular 0.3 kg magnified 10×36 pocket monocular.
Leica Geovid rangefinder 1.0 kg magnified, long-range 10×42 laser rangefinder binocular.
Vectronix PLRF25C rangefinder 0.6 kg long-range Handheld laser rangefinder; ~6 km.