AN/PAS-13E Thermal Weapon Sight

                    

 

Specifications

Light Weapon Thermal Sight

(LWTS) AN/PAS-13E(V)1

Medium Weapon Thermal Sight

(MWTS) AN/PAS-13E(V)2

Heavy Weapon Thermal Sight

(HWTS) AN/PAS-13E(V)3

Performance

 

 

 

Range (Clear)

 

 

 

Recognize human

800 m

1,400 m

2,350 m

Detect vehicle

3,100 m

4,800 m

7,300 m

Field of view

 

 

 

Wide Field of View (WFOV)

14.80° × 11.10° elevation

18.00° azimuth × 13.50° elevation

9.00° azimuth × 6.75° elevation

Narrow Field of View (NFOV)

4.90° × 3.70° elevation

6.00° azimuth × 4.50° elevation

3.00° azimuth × 2.25° elevation

Magnification

 

 

 

NFOV

4.80×

4.00×

8.00×

WFOV

1.60×

1.33×

2.66×

Physical Characteristics

 

 

 

Length

29 cm (11.50 in.)

32 cm (12.60 in.)

38 cm (15.00 in.)

Width

9 cm (3.50 in.)

9 cm (3.50 in.)

9 cm (3.70 in.)

Height

12 cm (4.70 in.)

12 cm (4.70 in.)

13 cm (5.20 in.)

Weight

0.885 kg (1.95 lb) with battery

1.134 kg (2.50 lb) with battery

1.497 kg (3.30 lb) with battery

National stock number (NSN)

 

 

 

Qualified Weapons

M4, M16, M136

M4, M16, M60, M240, M249

M2, M4, M16, MK 19, M24, M82A2, M107


Reliability >1,100 hours MTBF
Operating temperature –40 to +65°C (including solar loading)
Storage temperature –46 to +71 °C
Moisture resistance Immersible to 1 meter of water
Vibration Withstands M60A3 tank turret
Mechanical shock Withstands weapon fire shock
Time to operation Less than 20 seconds from power on
Image polarity White hot/black hot
Maintenance Only external cleaning is required
Mission operation life 7 to 12 hours with one battery change
Interfaces
Power requirements Four L91 AA Lithium batteries
Mounting Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 or NATO/STANAG
Video output SMPTE 170M composite analog NTSC video
Technology
Detector
LWTS 320 × 240 uncooled VOx FPA
M/HWTS 640 × 480 uncooled VOx FPA
IR Band 8 to 12 mm (LWIR)
Standard accessories included Hard plastic storage/transportation case, soft carry case, telescope lens cover,
operator’s manual, lens cleaning kit, weapon mount adapter, spare battery
cassette with cover
Optional accessories Video output cable