The times when battles used to be fought face to face in the day time; in an open piece of ground, and where a cease fire was called at sun down, are long over. Today’s battles are fought anywhere, anytime and in any weather.
Deception and surprise play a major role in winning battles. The biggest challenge in the battlefield is to know the time, direction, and size of the force with which the enemy is coming. Since most battles take advantage of the hours of darkness, a lot of research was directed towards getting better vision at night.
The Digital Thermal Imaging Camera is one device which has been introduced in the 20th century which has changed the face of the battlefield. With the help of a Digital Thermal Imaging Camera, the distinction between day and night has practically vanished. The enemy cannot remain hidden any time of the day or night irrespective of the weather. Based on the demand of the defense forces the world over, the industry has geared up to produce a wide variety of Digital Thermal Imaging Cameras to cater to varied needs.
Today a thermal imaging scope can be fitted to a gun for night firing capability. A Digital Thermal Imaging Camera can be used for perimeter security , border, and shoreline surveillance purposes to gauge the enemy build up and ingress routes. A Digital Thermal Imaging Camera with a strategically positioned scout can keep a large area under surveillance in hours of complete darkness.
Various kinds of Digital Thermal Imaging Cameras are available these days for short range as well as long range use. One of the biggest advantages of these cameras is that it gives us the ability to measure the heat of the surface of the object. With this, one can gauge how long a vehicle or person has been in that position. If freshly inducted troops and vehicles are in the area, the amount of heat emitted would be higher and it would show on the camera.
In today’s battlefield the dependence on Digital Thermal Imaging Camera has become a imperative and inescapable requirement. Every day new and more sophisticated Digital Thermal Imaging Cameras are being introduced and the soldiers feel more secure in the knowledge that they can see, track the enemy and bring down accurate fire on them, even at night, from the security of his bunker or armored car without exposing himself to the dangers of retaliatory fire. All modern armies of the world are now relying on these cameras for maintaining better surveillance and security in military applications.
by Manoj Tripathi
About the Author:
The Author is a member of defense services and is a writer on defense matters.
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