Technology
The Concept of Rapid Aiming Feature™ Reticles
Nov 29, 2021
The Rapid Aiming Feature™ was developed by Armament Technology Incorporated
(ATI) in 2005. Armament Technology reticle designs have been incorporated into
numerous combat optical sight and sniper rifle sight models deployed by
military forces and commercial customers worldwide.The purpose of the Rapid
Aiming Feature™ is to
offer a prominent etched aiming feature that stands out against the target at
short rages [...]
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How Weapon Sight Polarizers Work
Oct 21, 2021
The Problem
Glare
and reflections from glass surfaces such as windows and windshields can
seriously degrade your view. In operation, surface glare can
prevent the identification and targeting of threats. The Solution
A
correctly oriented polarizing filter will block glare. This is so
because most of the light rays that cause reflected flare are polarized,
that is, they [...]
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Optical Filters for Laser Protection
Oct 21, 2021
Tenebraex has specialized in providing optical filters to military customers for over 20 years. We provide filtering options that cover the visible and non-visible spectrum.All optical filters produced by Tenebraex® are designed with a degree of tilt built in to the installation of the filter; the tilt in the optical surface is angled toward the ground to also [...]
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Armament Technology presents the 5 “W’s” of SAI™ 1-6x24mm LPVO !!
Oct 6, 2021
Yes there are lots of great options when it comes to LPVO’sPlease only consider purchasing this optic if you are
seeking a scope with a brilliant optical image and performance and backed by a
company that has been in the optics business for over 33 years! The who,
what when where and why!!Who: Speed Accuracy & Integrity
(SAI) is a brand [...]
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What is XLUME® ?
Apr 17, 2020
XLUME® coating on the honeycomb tubes is one of the secrets to the killFLASH® ARD’s great performance. XLUME® is not simply black paint. It
is a coating with a fine microstructure that captures the grazing light
rays from light sources just out of your optic’s field of view.Why should you care? Because smart bad guys attack from out of the [...]
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How ARDs Work
Apr 17, 2020
Being seen can mean being hit
Being
detected because of reflections has resulted in the loss of personnel,
the failure of missions... and even changed the course of battles. ARDs
(Anti-Reflection Devices) use a high-tech honeycomb material and unique
geometry to provide a low-cost, retrofittable and field practical way to
hide reflections from optical surfaces... without [...]
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Glint in Military History
Apr 17, 2020
Glint is a serious threat to operational security.
Being
detected because of reflections has resulted in the loss of personnel,
the failure of missions, and has even changed the course of battles.
The Japanese Army's second attack on Henderson Air Force base in
WWII's Battle of Guadalcanal was turned because a U.S. Marine patrol saw
reflections from [...]
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Anti Reflection Devices
Apr 17, 2020
If you’re not camouflaging your optics... you might as well be wearing Hawaiian BDUs.
We
have become an optically-driven military. Modern optical systems
produce the highest quality images, give protection from an enemy’s
offensive lasers and allow troops to see and target at night and even
into the thermal range. Unfortunately these same optics also have [...]
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Camouflaging & Cleaning your ARD
Apr 17, 2020
In
critical counter sniper situations, the killFLASH® disk’s black
honeycomb surface can be painted to match a camouflage scheme. Get full
directions on how to camouflage your ARD at Armament.com.
You can also clean your ARD with the same care you would use with any fine optical surface. Get step-by-step instructions
here.
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First Focal Plane and Second Focal Plane Optics
Mar 3, 2019
Most modern variable powered riflescopes will have the reticle installed in one of two ways, in the first focal plane or the second focal plane. Now, there are one or two manufacturers that have scopes with reticles in both focal planes but this is more the exception than the rule. The focus of this article though [...]
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Parallax Explained
Jan 21, 2019
Parallax is something that has confused many a shooter and has probably been the cause of more accuracy problems that many would care to admit. By definition parallax is the apparent movement of the reticle against a target caused by the reticle and the image of the target not being on the same focal [...]
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