Warsaw Pact and TI

[JaM]

Sorry but you are wrong. IR sights are not LLTV. Soviets were using Active IR reflectors and they were easily to detect if used. Max Range was about 700-800m at max in passive mode 1000 in active mode. not 2000m. LLTV was in 1200-1500m region.

There was even a difference in IR lamps, For Example CzechoSlovak tanks (T-72) had better quality IR eqp than Soviet equivalents.

TI is something in completly different league. You need to try it to understand how big influence it makes on battlefield. US tankers are using TI even in day due to better detection range (identify something in 1.gen TI is problem at longer distances - over 3000m) TI Range is greater than 2000m, 40h can be used as a 1.gen TI, second gen TI are able to reach 4000m easily (Chinesse TI in Type98 tank have range 3000-3200m)

About Mi-24s , In Czechoslovakia we had Mi-24V,Mi-24D. They were not equipped with TI. Some of them had Active IR,but using it in night is suicide for the crew... too short range - all ADA units will know that you are there...