The AN/PEQ-2 Infrared Target Pointer/Illuminator/Aiming Light (ITPIAL) is a

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for use on rifles fitted with a

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. It was manufactured by

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History

The AN/PEQ-2 succeeded the AN/PAQ-4C, which was designed in the early 1990s after the Persian

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. It was widely used by US forces during the

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and the

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. The device is still seeing active service but is being withdrawn and replaced amongst

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kit, though the device is being replaced by the new smaller LA-5/PEQ.

Operation

The AN/PEQ-2 has two

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laser emitters—one narrow beam used for aiming the rifle, and one wide beam used for illuminating targets, like a

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. The beams can only be seen through

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. Each beam can be zeroed independently, and the illuminator's radius is adjustable. The two lasers are tied into one 6-mode switch, which has the following modes: Turning the mode switch does not turn on the lasers. A recessed button on top of the device is tapped once to briefly turn on the lasers or tapped twice to turn the lasers on until deactivated, either by pressing a third time or by turning the mode switch to off. Additionally, an extra pressure switch can be plugged into the rear of the device and then placed virtually anywhere, limited only by the length of the pressure switch's cord; typically one to two feet. This pressure switch operates the same way as the recessed button.

AN/PEQ-2A

The AN/PEQ-2A upgrade incorporates a blue removable safety block which physically prevents turning the mode switch to any of the high power modes, which are capable of causing eye damage. Both variants are waterproof to a depth of 20 meters and run on two

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{{DEFAULTSORT:An Peq-2 Military electronics of the United States Firearm sights United States Marine Corps equipment Military equipment introduced in the 1990s Laser aiming modules

History

Operation

AN/PEQ-2A

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