In November 2006, three new versions of the AN/PAS-13 were ordered by the U.S. military. The Thermal Weapon Sights II include three new versions, a Light, Medium, and Heavy. All three models weigh less than the originals, weighing 1.8 lbs, 2.8 lbs, and 3.9 lbs respectively.

The AN/PAS-13c (v)1 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS), AN/PAS-13 family enables soldiers with individual and crew served weapons to see deep into the battlefield, increase surveillance and target acquisition range, and penetrate obscurants, day or night.

2020年5月24日 · In this article, we’re going to take a close look at a thermal weapon sight used by the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and others. The AN/PAS-13 is a Thermal Weapon Sight used in the US military. A soldier peers through a AN/PAS 13 thermal weapon sight mounted on a M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel III.

The AN/PAS-13 (V3) heavy weapon thermal sight (HWTS) (Figure G-1, page G-2) is a silent, lightweight, compact, durable, battery-powered, infrared imaging sensor that consumes little battery power. The self-contained infrared (IR) imaging sensor in this sight helps the firer acquire the target in low visibility conditions. G-1.

The AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) provides Soldiers with individual and crew served weapons the capability to see deep into the battlefield, increase surveillance and target...

Enables the Soldier to detect and engage targets day or night in all weather and visibility-obscured conditions. The AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) provides Soldiers with individual and...

2010年8月3日 · NOTE TWS, as used in this manual, refers collectively to all three variants. The terms AN/PAS-13C(V)1 or LWTS, AN/PAS-13C(V)2 or MWTS and AN/PAS-13C(V)3 or HWTS refer to the specific variants. 1-1.8 QUALITY OF MATERIAL Material used for replacement, repair, or modification must meet the requirements of this manual.

The AN/PAS-13 Thermal Weapons Sight (TWS) is a portable infrared sensor that can be used to aquire targets at long range, at night and during the day. It is a passive system which means it does not emit any signals that can be detected by the enemy.

Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) AN/PAS-13 diffractive optics designed for producibility The Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) program is a manportable 3-5 micrometer forward-looking-infrared (FLIR) rifle sight. The manportable nature requires that the optics modules be lightweight, low cost and compact while maximizing performance.

The Heavy Thermal Weapon Sight (HTWS) or "AN/PAS-13C (V)3 Heavy TWS" utilizes market preferred Vanadium Oxide (VOx) Microbolometer thermal imaging technology and boasts an impressive 640x480 resolution and 25 Micron Pitch.