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A Brit told me that in Iraq they had NVDs similar to that, and how to wear them was up to personal preference. In theory if you had if over and eye you'd combine NV with regular vision, and see very nicely. But some people didn't care for it at all, so they'd mount on the weapon and just look around once in a while with it.
I've got a big Russian gen1 tube, and the problem with ESS Flight-Deck goggles is that they are a bit too deep, you really have to squish the rubber eye-cup up to the goggles, and even then you are slightly too far away for proper eye-relief.
Oh yea, you have to manually adjust focus, all the time, like breathing or blinking. Of course, the farther away the less important focus is. And IR illuminators are very useful. I'm glueing a piece of polycarbonate to replace the lens cover, because the lenses would be expensive to replace.
Oh, as well the new ACU camouflage pattern makes much more sense after you've seen camo patterns with black in them, through NV. It's like black things glow in the dark, but in reverse because they're absorbing everything. US woodland becomes 2 colours, green tan and beige all look the same, and the black stands out.
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