The difference between life or death Laser Warning System

General The purpose of the LIRD-4 system is to reduce vulnerability of protected objects to laser associated weapon threats by providing the crew with a visual and audio warning that their vehicle / ship / gun post etc is being irradiated by a pulsed laser rangefinder or laser designator/illuminator or that a laser beam-riding missile is being aimed at. It is today widely accepted that these missiles are the most lethal threat to tanks and other armored vehicles and that timeey detection of and a counteraction against their guiding lasers could mean the difference between life or death for the...