Английская Википедия:AN/PEQ-2

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Laser module

The AN/PEQ-2 Infrared Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (ITPIAL) is a laser sight for use on rifles fitted with a Picatinny rail. It was manufactured by Insight Technology.[1]

History

Файл:U.S. Marines humping in Afghanistan, November 2001.jpg
U.S. Marines in November 2001 armed with M16A2 rifles equipped with AN/PEQ-2s.

The AN/PEQ-2 succeeded the AN/PAQ-4C, which was designed in the early 1990s after the Persian Gulf War.[2] It was widely used by US forces during the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.[3][4][5]

The device is still seeing active service but is being withdrawn and replaced amongst U.S. Armed Forces. It was also part of the U.S. SOPMOD kit, though the device is being replaced by the new smaller LA-5/PEQ.[6]

Operation

The AN/PEQ-2 has two infrared laser emitters—one narrow beam used for aiming the rifle, and one wide beam used for illuminating targets, like a flashlight.[7] The beams can only be seen through night vision goggles.[7] Each beam can be zeroed independently, and the illuminator's radius is adjustable. The two lasers are tied into one 6-mode switch, which has the following modes:

Mode Mode's Marking Targeting laser IR illuminator
0 OFF off off
1 AIM LO low power off
2 AIM HI high power off
3 ILLUM off on
4 DUAL LO low power low power
5 DUAL HI high power high power

Turning the mode switch does not turn on the lasers. A recessed button on top of the device is tapped once to briefly turn on the lasers or tapped twice to turn the lasers on until deactivated, either by pressing a third time or by turning the mode switch to off. Additionally, an extra pressure switch can be plugged into the rear of the device and then placed virtually anywhere, limited only by the length of the pressure switch's cord; typically one to two feet. This pressure switch operates the same way as the recessed button.[8]

AN/PEQ-2A

The AN/PEQ-2A upgrade incorporates a blue removable safety block which physically prevents turning the mode switch to any of the high power modes, which are capable of causing eye damage. Both variants are waterproof to a depth of 20 meters and run on two AA batteries.

Mode Mode's Marking Targeting laser IR illuminator
0 OFF off off
1 AIM LO low power off
2 DUAL LO low power low power
3 AIM HI high power off
4 DUAL LO/HI low power high power
5 DUAL HI high power high power

[9]

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Commons category

  1. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Janes не указан текст
  2. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок PAQ-4C не указан текст
  3. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок recoil clone не указан текст
  4. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок usmc equip не указан текст
  5. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок weaponsman не указан текст
  6. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Pushies2011 не указан текст
  7. 7,0 7,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Rottman2011 не указан текст
  8. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок Halberstadt не указан текст
  9. Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок PEQ-2/2A specs не указан текст