Red Lenses - Soviet day and night military optics
This book is likely to be an add-on for February 2025 Kickstarter of the Soviet Weapons of the Atomic Age!
The Red Lenses - Soviet day and night military optics is an add-on to our Soviet Weapons series of books. We are examining many of the Soviet post-WW2 optical devices, focusing on rifle scopes and night vision sights.
The development of the optical instruments went up significantly in the second half of the XX century - both the precision instruments and scale of production allowed to fill the Armed Forces with much needed scopes.
While Soviet Army primarily focused on equipping long range heavy weapons with optics, small arms were not passed by. The optical industry actually developed so well, that by the end of the 1980s even disposable flamethrowers were equipped with the scopes.
Red Lenses - Soviet day and night military optics covers following categories of scopes developed amd used during the Cold War:
Sniper rifle scopes (PU, PSO)
Grenade Launcher scopes (PGO series)
Night vision scopes (NSP, NSPU)
Night vision googles
Disposable optics
Other scopes and accesories
The manuscript is elegantly formatted in a modern fashion and lavishly adorned with high-quality photographs printed in full color on photo-grade paper.
For individuals interested in firearms and in the history of the Soviet Army - this is an indispensable reference.
The volume spans 250 pages.
