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The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
The Army wants to enhance the kill probability of troops engaged in combat operations and in a step towards this direction AK-47 series of assault rifles issued to infantry units deployed in counter-insurgency grid are being equipped with holographic sights to make aiming and shooting quicker and more accurate.
Holographic sight is a battery-operated gadget fixed atop the rifle like a miniature telescope. It has a single lens at the centre of which is a coloured laser-induced microdot that marks the exact point at which the bullet would hit. The Army is initially planning to acquire about 500 such sights.
These sights allow soldiers to shoot quickly with both eyes open, doing away with the need to shut one eye for lining up the fore and rear iron sights to take aim. Consequently, they provide large peripheral vision and desired accuracy even when firing from wide angles and awkward positions, an officer said. This enables instant target acquisition in and enhances accuracy of fire where effective and judicious use of available ammunition is essential, he added.
Holographic sights are already in use with Indian Special Forces (SF). These sights are standard equipment on the American Colt-M4A1 and the Israeli Tavor-21 assault rifles that are now extensively used by the Armys SF battalions.
Holographic sights weight barely 500 grams and run to commercially available batteries. They are also capable of providing limited magnification. More importantly, they do not illuminate the target with the red dot like laser designators and pointers, thereby making detection difficult.
The Army wants to enhance the kill probability of troops engaged in combat operations and in a step towards this direction AK-47 series of assault rifles issued to infantry units deployed in counter-insurgency grid are being equipped with holographic sights to make aiming and shooting quicker and more accurate.
Holographic sight is a battery-operated gadget fixed atop the rifle like a miniature telescope. It has a single lens at the centre of which is a coloured laser-induced microdot that marks the exact point at which the bullet would hit. The Army is initially planning to acquire about 500 such sights.
These sights allow soldiers to shoot quickly with both eyes open, doing away with the need to shut one eye for lining up the fore and rear iron sights to take aim. Consequently, they provide large peripheral vision and desired accuracy even when firing from wide angles and awkward positions, an officer said. This enables instant target acquisition in and enhances accuracy of fire where effective and judicious use of available ammunition is essential, he added.
Holographic sights are already in use with Indian Special Forces (SF). These sights are standard equipment on the American Colt-M4A1 and the Israeli Tavor-21 assault rifles that are now extensively used by the Armys SF battalions.
Holographic sights weight barely 500 grams and run to commercially available batteries. They are also capable of providing limited magnification. More importantly, they do not illuminate the target with the red dot like laser designators and pointers, thereby making detection difficult.
