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including: IR Laser, IR Illuminator, Visible Laser, Visible Light. The lasers and illuminator are co-aligned and assembled into a single rotary module allowing single adjustment zeroing, with the ability to change the size of the IR Illuminator beam. The
Visible light is located on the opposite side to the laser module, but cannot be activated with the laser in order to prevent white light discharge, and pollution.
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The AN/PEQ-16 is operated using a main mode selector dial located on the top of the unit, with 9 options, each mode corresponds to a single, or a dual combination of functions, these modes are detailed in the table below. Once the mode has been selected, the activation of the pressure pad activates
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The AN/PEQ-16 was introduced to the market in 2009, where it began to replace the AN/PEQ-15 on US Marine Corps small arms. The PEQ-16 is a slightly different form-factor to the PEQ-15, being shorter, but larger overall. The most notable adopter of the AN/PEQ-16 as the standard infantry LAM was the
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The PEQ-16 shares a number of features with the PEQ-15 including: waterproof polymer construction, integrated thumbscrew mount, providing a strong and repeatable lockup on M1913 (Picatinny) rails; a similar top-mounted mode selection dial. The PEQ-16 has a number of different modes of operation,
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impractical or not available. The PEQ-16 can be operated via a separate pressure pad or an integrated button pad. The PEQ-16 combines the functions of the previous PEQ-15 with a visible white-light illuminator.
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the function selected. The unit has an inbuilt switch, but it also has a remote cable switch socket to allow for a remote pressure pad to be located elsewhere on the rifle.
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1192:"Mini Integrated Pointing Illumination Module (MIPIM) | L3Harris Fast. Forward"
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1313:"PEO Soldier | Portfolio – PM-SMPT – Multifunction Aiming Light (MFAL)"
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Devices and Radiological (3 November 2018).
1265:"Goodbye M16: A Look at the Modern Marine Infantry Rifle M27"
1447:"Important Information for Laser Pointer Manufacturers"
1370:"Australian Army Adopts L-3 Squad Laser Range Finder –"
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The MIPIM (AN/PEQ-16) that can be mounted to a firearm.
745:104 × 81 × 43 mm / 4.1" × 3.2" × 1.7" (L×W×H)
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614:Visible aim laser & White Light Illuminator
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1217:"Joint Electronics Type Designation System"
1503:Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
786:(≥ 30 mins of continuous white light use)
692:IR Aiming Laser and IR Illuminator set to
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44:Infrared Target Laser & Illuminator
523:'bravo' model uses a white-light LED.
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16:Military infrared laser aiming module
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1301:. 1 May 2016. pp. 3–23 to 3–25.
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756:281 g (9.9 oz) w/ battery
753:213 g (7.5 oz) w/ battery
483:The MIPIM is designated using the
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1263:Pike, Travis (8 September 2022).
1054:: >600 m (1,969 ft)
1042:: >600 m (1,969 ft)
958:: >600 m (1,969 ft)
946:: >600 m (1,969 ft)
798:6 m (20 ft) for 1 hour
795:6 m (20 ft) for 1 hour
628:Prevents inadvertent laser burst
476:which is the most widely used IR
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1334:"AN/PEQ-15; ATPIAL Spec Sheet"
430:: 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
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1421:"L3Harris MIPIM (AN/PEQ-16B)"
1291:TC 3–22.9 | Rifle and Carbine
1059:2,000 m (6,562 ft)
1047:2,000 m (6,562 ft)
1020:1—105 mrad (Adjustable lens)
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951:2,000 m (6,562 ft)
343:IR Illuminator Specifications
1513:United States Army equipment
1400:www.australiandefence.com.au
279:Visible Laser Specifications
868:>25 m (82 ft)
862:>25 m (82 ft)
767:2× CR123A 3-Volt batteries
399:IR Illuminator Wavelength (
383:IR Illuminator Divergence (
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881:IIIR (Low), IIIB (High)
600:White light Illuminator
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207:281 g (9.9 oz)
167:5855-01-534-5931 (black)
678:IR Aiming Laser set to
650:IR Aiming Laser set to
356:IR Illuminator Output (
220:IIIR (Low), IIIB (High)
212:IR Laser Specifications
196:Dimensions (L×H×W)
1269:www.pewpewtactical.com
1098:Not in direct sunlight
850:Red (635 ± 30 nm)
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191:General Specifications
164:5855-01-577-7174 (tan)
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252:IR Laser Divergence (
1518:Military electronics
1498:Laser aiming modules
348:IR Illuminator Class
1483:Infrared technology
1169:Department of State
1031:(840 ± 20 nm)
1028:(835 ± 15 nm)
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932:(835 ± 15 nm)
284:Visible Laser Class
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326:(635 ± 30 nm)
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142:Insight Technology
133:Production history
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1430:19 February
1405:23 November
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1025:Wavelength
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739:Dimensions
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41:Function(s)
1477:Categories
1175:References
719:AN/PEQ-16
689:DUAL HIGH
1221:Knowledge
1125:Australia
1106:Operators
1003:: 3.5 mW
924:0.5 mrad
921:0.5 mrad
873:IR Laser
836:0.5 mrad
833:0.5 mrad
781:setting)
715:AN/PEQ-15
675:AIM HIGH
661:DUAL LOW
542:Operation
499:= Laser.
474:AN/PEQ-15
462:AN/PEQ-16
311:0.5
259:0.5
90:Australia
1462:See Also
1345:Archived
733:L3Harris
728:L3Harris
647:AIM LOW
636:Program
470:L3Harris
183:Variants
152:L3Harris
138:Designer
985:Output
889:Output
819:Output
750:Weight
536:M27 IAR
466:Insight
1150:
1136:
1122:
1036:Range
974:Class
940:Range
878:Class
856:Range
808:Class
761:Power
597:LIGHT
445:lumens
204:Weight
100:
87:
74:
57:2012 –
1348:(PDF)
1337:(PDF)
1295:(PDF)
1081:Type
1073:None
1057:High:
1045:High:
980:IIIB
977:IIIB
961:High:
949:High:
814:IIIR
811:IIIR
611:DUAL
572:MODE
460:) or
458:MIPIM
1432:2024
1407:2023
1382:2023
1356:2023
1320:2023
1276:2024
1250:2024
1229:2023
1203:2024
1084:LED
1006:High
994:High
910:High
898:High
866:Day:
860:Day:
694:HIGH
680:HIGH
625:OFF
583:AIM
428:High
392:mrad
385:mrad
373:High
351:IIIB
313:mrad
306:mrad
287:IIIB
261:mrad
254:mrad
242:High
119:GWOT
112:Wars
1451:FDA
1052:Low
1040:Low
1001:Low
989:Low
956:Low
944:Low
905:Low
893:Low
686:DH
672:AH
666:LOW
658:DL
652:LOW
644:AL
450:125
422:Low
367:Low
236:Low
158:NSN
1479::
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1423:.
1398:.
1372:.
1343:.
1339:.
1297:.
1267:.
1219:,
1194:.
1183:^
778:DH
633:P
622:O
616:ON
608:D
602:ON
594:L
588:ON
580:A
489:AN
401:nm
358:mw
321:nm
294:mw
269:nm
227:mw
1453:.
1434:.
1409:.
1384:.
1358:.
1322:.
1278:.
1252:.
1205:.
521:B
517:A
501:Q
497:E
493:P
468:/
447:)
415:)
413:m
403:)
387:)
360:)
335:)
333:m
323:)
308:)
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