Posted for "Rienk Ayers" <rienk.ayers@sreyaaviation.com>:

 Jeff,
 This is true, and I did not mean to imply otherwise. If the soup is
 thick enough, there is nothing that can be done. However, it can
 differentiate through mild obscuration, which can be a lifesaver – for
 someone who inadvertently got into something that they shouldn’t have.
 Besides, it’s a cool toy!
 RA
 

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 rienk.ayers@sreyaaviation.com writes:
 That is with no light... though fog and smoke will
 hinder the image some, the vision penetration is still amazing.
 Rienk,
 
 I had the opportunity to operate Navy FLIR's onboard the A-6 Intruder.
 One of the limits of the FLIR is it cannot see through smoke,dense fog
 or clouds. It works on temperature differential and if the obscuring
 phenomona is thick enough --everything is nearly isothermic.
 
 Jeff Edwards
 LIVP
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