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:Nice find, neat! I'm sure theres lots of other cameos in that video too ;) ty for sharing about your military experience too! how accurate would you say ''M-1 Abrams Battle Tank'' recreated using the thermal sights? I think I remember reading about them having a military advisor on staff (or just one of the actual devs being a military nut) but Im curious how many of the thermal sights features they recreated. [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 04:46, 15 November 2021 (EST) | :Nice find, neat! I'm sure theres lots of other cameos in that video too ;) ty for sharing about your military experience too! how accurate would you say ''M-1 Abrams Battle Tank'' recreated using the thermal sights? I think I remember reading about them having a military advisor on staff (or just one of the actual devs being a military nut) but Im curious how many of the thermal sights features they recreated. [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 04:46, 15 November 2021 (EST) | ||
::Well ... I was a conscript soldier (the mandatory military enlistment was abolished in 2004)... I know nothing about the M1 Abrams... what I know is that the Thermal Sight system in the M60 A3 tank took 10 long minutes to actually show something on the screen after being turned on (it could be used on daylight too to see targets behind a smoke screen for example)... and that we felt like "sardines in a can" inside of one ;)...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 05:11, 15 November 2021 (EST) | ::Well ... I was a conscript soldier (the mandatory military enlistment was abolished in 2004)... I know nothing about the M1 Abrams... what I know is that the Thermal Sight system in the M60 A3 tank took 10 long minutes to actually show something on the screen after being turned on (it could be used on daylight too to see targets behind a smoke screen for example)... and that we felt like "sardines in a can" inside of one ;)...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 05:11, 15 November 2021 (EST) | ||
| + | ::[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dgZqu9DjVWb7Ge-Hsfk-lHuUVsM4yg0u/view?usp=sharing Texas Instruments AN/VSG-2 tank thermal sight], for reference... [https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1988/04/08/a-composite-view-showing-the-an-vsg-2-m-60-tank-thermal-sight-and-typical-imagery-4466b9-1600.jpg typical imagery]--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 05:56, 15 November 2021 (EST) | ||
| + | :::And just to show that I'm not lying... [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BiG78DlYtUEMxip95uzE5Cnyy7-BHMO/view?usp=sharing a weekend pass] that survived (we weren't supposed to keep them) ... [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JJVESucuTwpKRVg5oNHu_ESIdDYNmFM4/view?usp=sharing I'm one of these "dorks"] (it's a 20 years old photo... that's why it looks like crap)... but enough of military memories :)...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 07:06, 15 November 2021 (EST) | ||
| + | ::::Sorry it took a while to reply to this, that's super cool! I can't see any of the links tho, its asking for password/permission. [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 06:33, 28 November 2021 (EST) | ||
| + | :::::Oh!...sorry about that... I guess it's working now...--[[User:Asagoth|Asagoth]] ([[User talk:Asagoth|talk]]) 06:54, 28 November 2021 (EST) | ||
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If I'm not wrong... We can see a younger version of him on this video (+ 5:06)... --Asagoth (talk) 04:09, 15 November 2021 (EST)
- Nice find, neat! I'm sure theres lots of other cameos in that video too ;) ty for sharing about your military experience too! how accurate would you say M-1 Abrams Battle Tank recreated using the thermal sights? I think I remember reading about them having a military advisor on staff (or just one of the actual devs being a military nut) but Im curious how many of the thermal sights features they recreated. CartridgeCulture (talk) 04:46, 15 November 2021 (EST)
- Well ... I was a conscript soldier (the mandatory military enlistment was abolished in 2004)... I know nothing about the M1 Abrams... what I know is that the Thermal Sight system in the M60 A3 tank took 10 long minutes to actually show something on the screen after being turned on (it could be used on daylight too to see targets behind a smoke screen for example)... and that we felt like "sardines in a can" inside of one ;)...--Asagoth (talk) 05:11, 15 November 2021 (EST)
- Texas Instruments AN/VSG-2 tank thermal sight, for reference... typical imagery--Asagoth (talk) 05:56, 15 November 2021 (EST)
- And just to show that I'm not lying... a weekend pass that survived (we weren't supposed to keep them) ... I'm one of these "dorks" (it's a 20 years old photo... that's why it looks like crap)... but enough of military memories :)...--Asagoth (talk) 07:06, 15 November 2021 (EST)
- Sorry it took a while to reply to this, that's super cool! I can't see any of the links tho, its asking for password/permission. CartridgeCulture (talk) 06:33, 28 November 2021 (EST)
- And just to show that I'm not lying... a weekend pass that survived (we weren't supposed to keep them) ... I'm one of these "dorks" (it's a 20 years old photo... that's why it looks like crap)... but enough of military memories :)...--Asagoth (talk) 07:06, 15 November 2021 (EST)
