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Armorsmith
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 08:11 PM UTC
What color are the anti laser coated optics on Soviet/Russian tanks. Do they appear red(depending on lighting and angle viewed)like on US tanks or are they a different color. Thanks
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 08:50 PM UTC
Just check out the various walkarounds available online to make up your mind...

T-80 :

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-80u/images/t-80u_019_of_342.jpg

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-80u/images/t-80u_261_of_342.jpg

T-90 :

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-90/images/t-90_181_of_261.jpg

T-72B

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/michael_rener/t-72b/images/t-72b_12_of_13.jpg

BMPT :

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/BMPT_at_Engineering_Technologies_2012_(8).jpg

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HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 09:03 PM UTC
It appears to be a dark blue-green to me. They are not red/purple like US coated optics.
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