Searchlight Set, AN/VSS-4 (XE-2) (Turret Integrated Xenon Illuminator).

Abstract

The report describes the design of the AN/VSS-4 (XE-2) Searchlight, formerly called the Turret Integrated Xenon Illuminator (TIXI). This system consists of a power supply unit, a servo amplifier unit, an optical unit and a control box unit. The system is designed to mount in the left port of the M60A1 tank turret vacated by the coincidence rangefinder.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013633

Entities

People

  • L. Hodge

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Control Panels
  • Power Supplies
  • Range Finders
  • Searchlights
  • Tank Turrets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • ballistics.