Am I missing something here

To see around corners and look uber-tactical.

It’s like dual-wielding binoculars.

That way when deployed they can have there buddies come over on either side and they can both see what the center guy is looking at.

Hollywood silliness.

That type is very expensive and only issued to elite Special Forces units. The multiple lenses allow more peripheral vision. Standard ones are like looking through a tube with just a narrow view.

https://gizmodo.com/the-four-eyed-night-vision-goggles-that-helped-take-dow-1654543721

I read the book, "No Easy Day" written by one of the SEAL's on the Bin Laden mission. The movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is loosely, very loosely, based on the book. Mark Owen (pen name) describes how well those goggles worked in the book. A photo I scanned from the book with the ones he actually wore.

^^ So, it's a single set with four tubes, and not just "Hollywood trying to look tactical".

A Google search turned up scads of results, using the term "four tube NVG."

Seems you can get your own for anywhere from $38K on up.

MedWheeler said:

^^ So, it's a single set with four tubes, and not just "Hollywood trying to look tactical".

A Google search turned up scads of results, using the term "four tube NVG."

Seems you can get your own for anywhere from $38K on up.

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I wonder how much cheaper they are if you buy 'em by the six pack?

jmr40 said:

I read the book, "No Easy Day" written by one of the SEAL's on the Bin Laden mission. The movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is loosely, very loosely, based on the book. Mark Owen (pen name) describes how well those goggles worked in the book. A photo I scanned from the book with the ones he actually wore.

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The movie was actually out within a short while of bin Laden's death and there were investigations (subsequently whitewashed IIRC) into how certain info was provided to the producers of the movie. The writer of "No Easy Day" was sued by the government for the photos of the NVGs (among other aspects that didn't have official DOD approval) being published. He pretty much forfeited everything he made on the book, even though the pics in his book were of same stuff shown in the movie.

The actual model number is GPNVG (Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggle) 18. When compared to the PVS-14 and PVS-7s, they supposedly offer better peripheral vision. I used the older 7s and 14s so that is my basis of comparison. No experience with these new ones but they are not the typical NV equipment of rank and file units right now.

Good info.

Two is one, one is none.

MedWheeler said:

^^ So, it's a single set with four tubes, and not just "Hollywood trying to look tactical".

A Google search turned up scads of results, using the term "four tube NVG."

Seems you can get your own for anywhere from $38K on up.

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Good on the tech advisors that worked to make this part realistic..Nothing irks me more, even WITH a tech advisor, when you see some long haired knucklehead in a movie, in uniform, with his ribbons upside down..

jmr40 said:

That type is very expensive and only issued to elite Special Forces units. The multiple lenses allow more peripheral vision. Standard ones are like looking through a tube with just a narrow view.

https://gizmodo.com/the-four-eyed-night-vision-goggles-that-helped-take-dow-1654543721

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Correct. I have seen these but never got to use them. The most advanced ones I used were dual tube 15's.

CDW4ME said:

Two is one, one is none.

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And four is more.

Ohhhhhhh. They're fancy. Well that’s cool. Score one Hollywood.

No. 4 is 3.

IE: If you need 3, bring 4.

4 is only 2, when the units work in pairs.

But in the case of the OP's question, 4 is actually only one.

Zerodefect said:

No. 4 is 3.

IE: If you need 3, bring 4.

4 is only 2, when the units work in pairs.

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Or if it's socks and underwear and you need 3, bring 7