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AN/PVS-4 ( Night Vision Sight, Individual Served Weapon, AN/PVS-4) is the U.S. military designation for a specification of the first second generation passive Night vision device . The AN/PVS-4 first saw widespread use during the Gulf War and later some deployment in the Iraq War and has since been replaced by modern third-generation weapon sights.
Starlite. Starlite is an intumescent material said to be able to withstand and insulate from extreme heat. It was invented by British hairdresser and amateur chemist Maurice Ward (1933–2011) during the 1970s and 1980s, and received significant publicity after coverage of the material aired in 1990 on the BBC science and technology show ...
First-person view through night-vision goggles of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team using an airboat. A night-vision device (NVD), also known as a night optical/observation device (NOD) or night-vision goggle (NVG), is an optoelectronic device that allows visualization of images in low levels of light, improving the user's night vision.
Effective firing range. 13 nmi (24.1 km) [ 4] or 20 nmi (37.0 km) (Mod 4) [ 5] The 5-inch (127 mm)/54-caliber (Mk 45) lightweight gun is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount consisting of a 5 in (127 mm) L54 Mark 19 gun on the Mark 45 mount. [ 1] It was designed and built by United Defense, a company later acquired by BAE Systems Land & Armaments ...
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage (Japanese: アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ スターライトステージ, Hepburn: Aidorumasutā Shinderera Gāruzu Sutāraito Sutēji) is a Japanese free-to-play collectible card and rhythm video game in The Idolmaster series co-developed by Cygames and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Erin Elair Moriarty (born June 24, 1994 [1] [2]) is an American actress.She is known for her role as Annie January / Starlight in the series The Boys (2019–present). Prior to The Boys, she had notable roles in the series Jessica Jones (2015), True Detective (2014), and Red Widow (2013).
Rebecca Anne " Annie " Campbell ( née January) or Starlight is a fictional superheroine in the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. As Starlight, she is a member of the Seven, a group of superheroes funded by Vought-American ( Vought International in the television franchise ), and the love interest of ...
Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.