AN/PVS-2 reticle diagram

[Elphiel]

Yep. i suspect someone has glued one of these reticles on my friends PVS-2 tube as it was refurbished some time ago by who knows who.

Interesting that the reticle of the PVS-2 was etched to the backside or image side of the tube. With the PVS-1/IWS and L5 reticle being placed infront of the tube, perhaps this is the better solution?

[old tanker]

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Fifty years go when I was using the AN/PVS-2 and the AN/TVS-2B they were astounding. The TVS-2 mounted on the M2 was tremendously useful on the tank and the much larger objective lens made it significantly more capable. Tse of the flsh hider was important to keep the early sights from blinking out.The M48 also had IR sights but those required the use of the IR searchlight, and that required running the engine. The Sheridan was equipped with a starlight main gun sight (XM44) and consequently its searchlight had an IR filter closer to visible light (commonly called "pink light." At the time the tank's AN/VSS-1 IR filter ( "red light") was visible to the the M32 gunner's main gun sight or the An/PAS-6 metascope but NOT to starlight scopes. In short, IR sights could see both "red" and "pink" light searchlights, but starlights could only see "pink." Eventually, AN/VSS-1 searchlights were retrofitted with "pink" light filters.

Among the tricks we used to extend the usefulness of the Starlight scopes on moonless and overcast nights was to use indirect illumination and shine the tank searchlights at the clouds. Firing mortar and artillery flares above a cloud layer gave nice diffused glow which worked very well also.

[NVS-500]

Anyone have the mil relation for the T reticle in the AN/PVS-2 starlight scope?

You'd think this would be an easy one. Just look it up in the operator's manual...

It's not in TM 11-5855-203-10 (1974) or TM 11-5855-203-23 (1977).

Checked marksmanship manuals, FM23-8, FM23-9 and FM23-10 from 1966, 1974, 1989, and 2006 and it's not there either. They briefly mention zeroing at 150 meters but no sketch or any description of the reticle

Anyone have an old Armor School Training Text, or maybe some Viet Nam era training circulars might have it?

AN/PVS-4 and later, the pictures and diagrams of US, Israeli, and commercial reticles for everything from the M16 to the Stinger missile with full color glossy photos are all over the internet.

PVS is still classified, apparently

Hello! Here are two pics of AN/PVS-2 reticle from my archive. The first is the view thru the scope. The same reticle pattern was used in AN/PVS-3. Reticle on real photo is the latter variant of PVS-2 reticle. The first variant was the same as black line reticle for AN/PVS-1. The second one is ballistic chart for 7.62x51 NATO (in meters). Unfortunately I don`t have mil or MOA measurements of PVS-2 reticle too and I will be very glad to find them. Pay attention to the following - the 1st vertical line DOESN`T cover the center between horizontal lines!
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[NVS-500]

The reticle on the AN/PVS-1 is installed separate from the Image intensifier tube. I have seen both reticles on the AN/PVS-1 and own one with the round circles reticle. On the AN/PVS-2 series the reticle is etched into the rear of the image tube. The image tubes for the AN/PVS-1 has no etching. As a side note those folks that are looking for an image tube for the AN/PVS-1 will find that the British EEV image will fit the AN/PVS-1 and are of a later generation than the image tubes on the AN/PVS-2. I have experimented with using different reticles for the AN/PVS-2 by using the British EEV tubes with different reticles print on a super-pixel thermal clear plastic and gluing them with an optical glue to the rear of the image tube. The results were OK but not great.

Interesting experience! The results were not great because you have to change ocular assembly because new reticle detail was put into the optical axis of the device.

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Yep. i suspect someone has glued one of these reticles on my friends PVS-2 tube as it was refurbished some time ago by who knows who.

Interesting that the reticle of the PVS-2 was etched to the backside or image side of the tube. With the PVS-1/IWS and L5 reticle being placed infront of the tube, perhaps this is the better solution?

The same technology was used by Russians in 1st gen tubes for artillery and tank NV scopes - reticle pattern was etched on the posterior screen of image intensified tube.