Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tactical Flashlight and Night Vision
Although it's very difficult to believe in, but there are three ways in which we tactically compensate for darkness. First of all, we use the tactical light. Secondly, we allow our eyes to fully adjust. So, when you are working the night watch you learn fairly simple techniques to avoid losing your night vision. These techniques include using a red lens over the report writing light in your police vehicle. Thirdly, we can use an artificial light. The alley lights and your personal flashlight are examples of an artificial light.
The use of night vision equipment is becoming more common nowadays. There are two basic types of night vision, thermal imaging and image intensification. Image intensification will be the best option for streets because thermal imagining essentially sees heat, where image intensification allows you to see all available light.
