ITL MARS
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The ITL MARS (multi-purpose aiming reflex sight) is a gun sight that combines two sighting devices, a reflex sight and a laser sight, as well as a backup iron sight. It is designed and produced by ITL Optronics company, based in Israel. The laser may be either visible or infrared and can be activated as needed via a pressure switch. It has been purchased by a number of forces including the U.S. military for its M16 series weapons, Israel for its IMI Tavor TAR-21 rifle, and India (locally manufactured under license as raptor sight) for its INSAS rifle, as well as other commercial customers.
Optics & sensors:
Magnification: | 1x |
Sight exit aperture: | 25mm |
Reflex dot diameter: | 0.3mRad (about 1" @ 100m) |
Parallax: | <0.2mRad at infinity |
Light transmission: | 85% for photopic response |
Red dot compensation: | Automatic, dynamic range = 1 |
Dot intensity control: | Off, high, medium, low, very low 5 positions (NVGs) |
Optical distortion: | 0.5° angular deviation of parallel light beams through the sight |
Laser pointers | ||
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Red: | 650 nm, 1.0 mW, Class 2 (IEC 825-1) | |
IR (optional): | 850 nm, 0.4 mW, Class 1 (IEC 825-1)**restricted to law enforcement and military only | |
Beam divergence: | 0.5 mRad | |
Zeroing | ||
Adjustment: | Reflex sight and pointing lasers adjusted with one operation | |
Physical | ||
Weight: | 15.2 oz. with battery and cable | |
Dimensions: | 4.9 in (L), 1.7 in (W), 3.4 in (H) | |
Adapter: | Picatinny rail | |
Electrical | ||
Power source: | Single 1.5 V "AA" battery | |
Reflex sight operation: | 200 hr continuous | |
Laser pointer: | 10,000 operations of 5 s each | |
Low voltage warning: | @ 1 V ±0.1 V, non-interfering with sight operation | |
Reliability | ||
Laser switch lifetime: | Min 40,000 operations | |
Environmental | ||
Temperature range: | −20 °C to +55 °C MIL STD 810F | |
Humidity: | 95% at +70 °C | |
Thermal shock: | −20 °C to +70 °C | |
Immersion: | 1 m, 30 min salt fog, dust and sand | |
Altitude: | 15,000–50,000 ft (non-operating) | |
Shock: | 30 g for 11 ms |