Gear: what happens when game and RL differ?

[mmartin798]

I am curious how people handle things when the game rules list one set of specs and the RL gear is different. Here are some examples.

AN/PPS-5 is listed as 6.35kg. The actual AN/PPS-5 weighs 56.8kg with the magnetron tube. The solid state version trims down to 31.8kg. Also the operation indicates that it can detect aircraft. That is true, but limited to low flying and generally rotary wing aircraft. The rules also do not list that line of sight is required and that scanning is limited to a 90° arc. The omissions might be oversight, but the clear differences are staggering.

AN/PAS-7 is listed as having 4.5x magnification. The real specs are 2X magnification. In this case it may not affect things, since you might still be able to resolve a man-sized target at 400m. Though with eyepiece only having 48 pixels vertically, I am not sure.

So how do these discrepancies get handled in your game, or do you just let the rules stand?