Engineering:ITL MARS

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A pair of Marines scan with M16A4 rifles in Fallujah, Iraq (December 2004); the one in the foreground has an ITL MARS attached via a MIL-STD-1913 "Picatinny rail".

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 need 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: 0.5o angular deviation of parallel light beams through the sight
Laser Pointers
Red: 650nm, 1.0 mW, Class 2 (IEC 825-1)
IR (optional): 850nm, 0.4 mW, Class 1 (IEC 825-1)**restricted to law enforcement and military only
Beam divergence: 0.5mRad
Zeroing
Adjustment: Reflex sight and pointing lasers adjusted with one operation
Physical
Weight: 15.2oz. with battery and cable
Dimensions: 4.9in (L), 1.7in (W), 3.4in (H)
Adapter: Picatinny rail
Electrical
Power Source: Single 1.5V "AA" battery
Reflex Sight operation: 200hr continuous
Laser pointer: 10,000 operations of 5 sec each
Low voltage warning: @ 1V ±0.1V, 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: 1m, 30min. Salt fog, dust and sand
Altitude: 15,000ft-50,000ft (non-operating)
Shock: 30g for 11ms

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