Russian Photos (updated on regular basis)

**Hyde** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by GeroyiDnepra

How do you tell it's not real? You must be a graphics artist?

It's quite obviously not real, you can see that it is CGI.

**Infuser** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by GeroyiDnepra

How do you tell it's not real? You must be a graphics artist?

Well not mentioning the obvious cgi rendering which has subtle but very tattle tale signs, do you actually think they used 3 different camera planes or had the same plane in 3 different locations for the missile firing?. Look at the light, shadow effect and texture..

**rhino** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by Khathi

The problem is, we need agreed-on terms to understand each other. In the current language "IR Sight" and "Thermal Vision Sight" mean two DIFFERENT devices, using different physical principles. IR sights (which were first used back in WWII, actually) typically use light amplifiers with a near IR spectral maxima, and thus require external illumination, while thermal vision sights use different type of sensors able to see an intrinsic IR radiation of an object. They are MUCH more sensitive and thus appeared only some 20 years ago. Thus it is more correct to differentiate between the two.

IR sight and Thermal Vision sight are one and the same thing, you are complicating a very simple idea, they are both IR apparatus, the difference between one and the other is one is active the other one is passive, active requires the outsorce of IR light, the passive uses a cooling chamber for imaging (and there is another way to view objects at night, in a passive way, by amplifying ambient light sources)
if you want to get technical about the terms your explenation is sufficient but like I said it just complicates a very easy idea, passive/active

so which one is mounted on the MG in the picture?

**5th_gen** · 02-01-2012

Irkut aircraft plant

**GeroyiDnepra** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by Hyde

It's quite obviously not real, you can see that it is CGI.

You may see it, I do not, that's why I ask. Sorry if it piss you off that I can't tell CGI from real thing.

**Khathi** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by rhino

IR sight and Thermal Vision sight are one and the same thing, you are complicating a very simple idea, they are both IR apparatus, the difference between one and the other is one is active the other one is passive, active requires the outsorce of IR light, the passive uses a cooling chamber for imaging (and there is another way to view objects at night, in a passive way, by amplifying ambient light sources)
if you want to get technical about the terms your explenation is sufficient but like I said it just complicates a very easy idea, passive/active

so which one is mounted on the MG in the picture?

Well, you're saying basically exactly what I've said only in less technical terms.

Shakhin sight is passive, and doesn't require external illumination, and that's what makes it so eagerly awaited. Before it, all (at least rifle-mounted) Soviet/Russian night scopes required at least some external illumination, so they either announced their presence to everyone by their IR lights, or needed a clear starry night to function. Passive sights were long used (albeit in somewhat low numbers) on vehicles, but they either used a large and heavy Russian-made sensors, or were imported. So this scope is also a proof that Russian-made IR sensors progressed to the point that they could be mounted on a gun, rather than on a vehicle.

**Hyde** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by GeroyiDnepra

You may see it, I do not, that's why I ask. Sorry if it piss you off that I can't tell CGI from real thing.

Why should it piss me off? But you should either get glasses or limit your Hollywood/Video Game consumption, if you can't tell computer graphics from reality anymore.

**Arbody** · 02-01-2012

Originally Posted by GeroyiDnepra

You may see it, I do not, that's why I ask. Sorry if it piss you off that I can't tell CGI from real thing.

Check this.

http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20120131/552917605.html

**Hisroyalhighness** · 02-01-2012

**5th_gen** · 02-01-2012

**ruforces** · 02-02-2012

Hi all!

I'm glad to present russian military photos by Ruforces blog

These photos from 7000 aviabase "Baltimor". This is new Su-34 tactical bombers of Russian Air Forces.

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