TYR Tactical has already introduced an accessory for their new Helmet Cover.
The 50/50 Battery Pouch is designed for use with ANVIS style night vision goggles and affixes to the rear of their new Helmet Cover for the Ops-Core maritime cut FAST helmet via Velcro.
Adams Industries has really outdone themselves this week. They’re not offering one, but two products of the week. Both are not only great products that almost everyone can use but they’re also offering a great price.
The first item is a snap-on compass for night vision devices. It fits the PVS-7B/D, 6015, PVS-14 and several other models. The compass allows you to see the compass heading through the device.
The second item is CJ Engineering’s Phoenix JR 123. The Phoenix Jr is a low cost Infrared marker beacon that relies on a single CR 123 battery. It’s easy to use. Turn the battery upside down and it won’t activate. Designed as an individual Combat Identification marker employed to minimize fratricide (the inadvertent destruction of battle field assets by friendly forces), it can also been used as a vehicle ID marker, drop zone indicator and perimeter marker. There isa wire bale on the rear that fits right into your PALS webbing so mounting on your equipment is a snap. The cost is low enough that if you aren’t issued one, you can afford getting it on your own.
Leupold has entered the USSOCOM Enhanced Combat Optical Sight – Optimized (ECOS-O) solicitation with this Mark 6 3-18 x 44 utilizing the Tremor 2 reticle.
ECOS – O features low, locking turrets and capped windage. Additionally, it piggy backs an Aimpoint 2 MOA T-1 which is referred to as the Miniature Day/Night Sight.
Joseph Chen came up with a rather interesting idea. in a nutshell –
IO Cover built-in lens caps – always ready. Open, close & stow with one hand. Rain or sand, see when you need it most.
The name IO was inspired by the way the cap and optic look head on when the cap is stowed. You flip the front and rear caps open, and they lock together so there’s no flapping in the breeze. Additionally, the optic is now armored against minor damage and camouflaged in a variety of colors.
Chen turned to Kickstarter to crowd source his funding, so let’s give him a hand. SSD put their money where their mouth is.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/719698632/io-cover-one-handed-built-in-lens-caps-for-micro-o
TNVC has just announced the release of the often-requested and long-awaited TNV/PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular! It’s their own, in-house take on a PVS-14 program designed to meet the needs of their customers with options for everyone. The TNV/PVS-14 is available in three tube configurations, three body colors, and three packages. They are assembled by TNVC’s professional staff in-house, using only brand/factory-new parts. Each TNV/PVS-14 is built using a specially selected tube that meets or exceeds the minimum OMNI VIII spec. All systems come with a factory data sheet for the installed-tube and a full 5-year TNVC Warranty for the tube and system from the date of purchase.
Tube Configuration Options:
•L3 U.S. Gen3 Factory MILSPEC Current Contract OMNI VIII Tube
•ITT U.S. Gen3 PINNACLE Factory Current Contract OMNI VIII Spec Tube
•Gen3 U.S. New Commercial OMNI VIII Equivalent Tube
Kit Options
•Basic Kit (includes goggle and basic goggle accessories)
•Weapon Kit (includes Basic Kit + TM14 Weapon Mount, Aimpoint Twist Mount Base)
•Full Kit (includes Weapon Kit + ACH/MICH Helmet Mount Assembly)
Housing Color Options
•Basic Black
•FDE
•Officially Licensed Crye MultiCam
The Close Quarter Battlesight (CQB) from UK producer Shield is a nonmagnified (1x) Mini Red Dot Sight. It is offered in 3 different red dot sizes:
1 MOA + 65 MOA ring
4 MOA dot
8 MOA dot (NSN 1240-99-555-2800)
It features variable intensity settings that at the low end can be seen with night vision devices and on the high end make the dot discernible in full day light. Battery life is from 1 to 3 years depending on the setting.
Shield has supplied over 20,000 of these CQBs to the British Army since starting production in 2010. The Shield CQB is subject to UK Export Control. Interestingly, it was developed from the Mini Sight which is NOT Export Controlled.
Here you can see the Shield CQB mounted to a 4 x 32 Browe Combat Optic.
shieldpsd.sharepoint.com/Pages/CQB
This is an excellent video featuring John Paul discussing the advantages of the Trijicon 4 x 32 Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight in general, as well as the features of the JP reticle variant. The ACOG is a great sight. I used one mounted to the fixed carrying handle of an M16A2 in 1994 during my Haitian vacation. The magnification was very handy for use as a surveillance tool to determine what was going on a block or more from our location in the city as well as while scanning rooftops.
He also mentions the use of short range sights such as the flip up style in combination with the fixed magnification ACOG to cover a wider range of targets in short order as he doesn’t have to mess with changing magnifications like with a variable power scope.
Finally, John Paul briefly discusses the “optical triangle” which consists of three key elements; magnification, eye relief and field of view. In the case of the optical triangle, you can have more of one attribute but must sacrifice the other two. In the case of the 4 x 32, the 4 is the magnification of the scope and the 32 is the field of view. You end up with a short eye relief but with the low recoil of a 5.56 mm weapon, it’s not that big of a deal. Additionally, the wide field of view of the 4 x 32 lets you see what is going on so you weren’t looking through a soda straw.
