AusTac wrote:I have heard depending on the wave length, a LRF output can be detected under NVG's similar what a night aiming device ( ir laser ) looks like under NVG's, never had everything all in one place in the dark though myself
And yeah some vehicles have LRF countermeasures of sorts, have also heard of filters over optics in vehicles incase personnel over cop a laser, being they magnify and all, good way to loose your sight
They are not IR. They are Near IR, although people loosely call them IR. IR is heat radiation. Near IR is just outside the visible spectrum.
I will test to confirm the range finder, but it is pretty obvious that Gen II and especially Gen III will see near IR. But they see a lot of stuff, including visible light. What kind of training are you going to have and who are you going to have standing around waiting for the specific signature of a range finder? That's a pretty obscure threat. Also, you won't be able to see crap during the day.
Curious hypothetical exercise but we are getting deep in the weeds. If you see a laser assume there may be an issue. I will check and see what it looks like. But not tonight. It's obviously very brief.