fastphil Wrote:Quote:Well I figured what the heck, I mean if we can have the Soviets with Thermal imaging they didn't have in the 1980s, why not at least let them snorkel rivers? I mean at least they did have snorkels.
When you say the Soviets din't have thermal imaging in the 80's how are you defining 'thermal imaging'? While they didn't use/have passive thermal imaging, they did have infrared searchlights/ head lights and active detectors back then AFAIK. :stir:
Uhmmm....infrared isn't "Thermal imaging".
Obviously all the units by 1985 had access to IR technology, but the NATO use of TIS was a quantum leap in night-vision technology. Thus, NATO forces are given a very "heafty" advantage in combat over the WP if their units in question are equipped with said TIS.
I worked on TIS/FLIR as an engineer back in the late 80's and Ivan was way, way behind us in the night-vision tech.
To give the T-80 TIS is a glaring flaw in what is normally a well researched TOE. Not sure how that even got into the game in the first place.
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