Japanese nightcrawlers, toward the end of the war, often crawled in vain. They would sneak toward U.S. lines, trusting the friendly night. Then out of the silent darkness, a well-aimed bullet would pick them off. Could U.S. snipers see in the dark? Last week, the Army said yes and told how.
The U.S. sniper, looking through a fat telescope ("sniperscope") mounted on his carbine, saw a bright green picture of everything in front of him. The gadget flooded his field of fire with invisible infra-red light. Jap uniforms showed up clearer than in daytime....
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