Image: M1A1 Abrams gunner’s primary sight

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Description: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Lance Cpl. Thomas Watt, a gunner with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, positions the M1A1 Abram Main Battle Tank’s main gun on target. Gunner’s use three main sights to accurately fire the main cannon: the gunner’s primary sight (GPS), a night vision Thermal Imaging System (TIS), which creates an image based on the difference of heat radiated by objects in the field-of-view, and the gunner’s auxiliary sight (GAS), a fixed site used as a contingency. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt) (RELEASED)
Title: M1A1 Abrams gunner’s primary sight
Credit: http://www.mnfwest.usmc.mil/public/InfolineMarines.nsf/%28ArticlesRead%29/018478E582DB2FAF8525759B0054D990?OpenDocument VRIN: 090416-M01318S-011
Author: Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Schmidt
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