Photo 39 of 68, Colt Model 603 (XM16E1, M16A1 Army)

Here the rifle is fitted w/the NV scope. This scope is the AN/PVS2 starlight, a passive system which amplifies the available light (moonlight, starlight, etc) & was much harder to detect then the earlier IR (infrared), an active system which emitted an IR light source & was easily detectable.

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M16A1 w/AN/PVS2 starlight scope Here the rifle is fitted w/the NV scope. This scope is the AN/PVS2 starlight, a passive system which amplifies the available light (moonlight, starlight, etc) & was much harder to detect then the earlier IR (infrared), an active system which emitted an IR light source & was easily detectable.
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