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03-31-2017, 06:27 AM | #52 |
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AN/PEQ-2A Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light and later replacements
Does anyone have experience with the Insight AN/PEQ-2A, the AN/PEQ-15 and the AN/PEQ-16?
From what I can find on the Internet, the AN/PEQ-2A is supposed to be larger and heavier than the AN/PEQ-15 which replaced it. The AN/PEQ-16 has slightly different dimensions than the AN/PEQ-15, due to adding a visible light function, but is comparable to the AN/PEQ-2A in final bulk and weight. According to the manufacturer, the Insight device designated as AN/PEQ-2A is 6.4" x 2.8" x 1.2" (163 mm x 71 mm x 30 mm) and weighs around 7.4 ounces without batteries. With two alkaline AA batteries it weighs something just over 9 ounces. If using rechargable Ni-MH AA batteries it would weigh slightly more, around 9.5 ounces. The AN/PEQ-2A is given GURPS stats in the write-up of the CheyTac M200 Intervention on TS p. 64. The Weight is given as 0.5 lbs., which I suppose is rounding down from the weight with alkaline AA batteries. The range of the IR illuminator is given as 650 yards and the IR targeting laser as 5,500 yards. Are these ranges correct? It seems very strange that the later issue AN/PEQ-16, which is statted on TS p. 74, would have so much shorter ranges in comparison (IR illuminator 150 yards, IR laser 2,200 yards). Especially as I can't find any source saying that the AN/PEQ-16 has reduced power IR illumination* in comparison with earlier issue devices and from what I can tell, the IR light and IR laser in both devices are rated the same output power and given the same estimated range in manufacturer literature and military publications. Also, I'm not sure about the Weight, though that might be due to differences between the AN/PEQ-16 IPIM, the AN/PEQ-16A MIPIM and AN/PEQ-16B LED. The AN/PEQ-16A is usualy listed as 9.9 ounces with batteries, in this case two 3-volt CR123 lithum batteries. As it is slightly larger than the AN/PEQ-15 and takes one more battery, it seems logical that it should be a couple of ounces heavier. Anyway, is the AN/PEQ-2A a much more effective IR illuminator than the AN/PEQ-16 series? Does the IR laser have equivalent range to the inbuilt laser in 3.7 lbs. Rangefinder Binoculars (TS p. 77) and only a smidgen less than that of 5.5 lbs. laser target designators or laser illuminators for crew-served weapons that weigh 1.5 lbs.? *I can find plenty of complaints that the visible light function is far from being 100 lumen and pretty much useless, which eventually led to the AN/PEQ-16B LED model being adopted.
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03-31-2017, 07:30 AM | #53 | |
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03-31-2017, 10:25 AM | #55 |
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Re: [High-Tech] Military Equipment: Global War on Terror edition
Post-script: one of my initial frustrations writing this was finding GURPS statistics for weapons newer than WWII. After doing more research, however, it's less clear that this is a problem. Since 1945, we've improved guidance systems, warheads, and penetrators, but propellants—including rocket fuel—seem to be basically where they were in 1945. Widely-used ballistic missiles like the Scud-B, for example, have practically identical range and payload to the German V-2. So I think GMs running modern games shouldn't be shy about recycling WWII-era guns for use in TL8 games.
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03-31-2017, 10:35 AM | #56 | |
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A cruise missile is a thing like a drone aircraft rather than a rocket. It usually needs to go for direct impact too but there are Tomahawk variants that drop sub-munitions.
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03-31-2017, 01:46 PM | #57 |
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Re: [High-Tech] Military Equipment: Global War on Terror edition
I have experience with the PEQ-15 but not any of those other systems.
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03-31-2017, 01:56 PM | #58 | |
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Different systems are marketed as being visible anywhere from 200-800 meters. The SureFire V series combination white light/IR illuminators are marketed as being effective out to 300 meters, but Internet people who've tested it seem to believe that the actual range at which it provides useful illumination is somewhat shorter. GURPS gives the AN/PEQ-16 pretty long range and so far, I haven't seen any indication that the AN/PEQ-15 is all that different in IR illumination mode. I don't have my books with me (using an iPad), but think it's pretty decent range. Not as far as the AN/PEQ-2A, though, which is pretty surprising. I mean, why would the 'upgrade', which seems to use very similar components, be worse?
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03-31-2017, 02:14 PM | #59 |
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Farther than I would ever shoot in a night engagement.
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03-31-2017, 02:19 PM | #60 |
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Most likely, but the AN/PEQ-15 could be mounted on GPMGs or sharpshooter rifles. And used by skil 20+ PCs.
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