4th Edition Equipment, Night Vision Device, Image Intensification

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by nuke11

Generation 4: Is a tricky one as technically there is no Gen 4 classification, according to the US Army. When it was initially introduced the US Army recognized the Gen 4 technology classification. However, after testing reliability and life span of the Gen 4 devices the Army determined that this technology did not meet their strict requirements and thus recanted the Gen 4 definition.

Any "+" appearing after a Generation type (i.e., Gen II +, Gen III +) do not change the generation type of the device, but instead indicates an advancement(s) over the original specification's requirements.

This is the A/N- PSQ 20 a Gen 3 and thermal fusion... further refined to the model B.