I picked up an industrial laser module to use to calibrate the IR emitter for distance with the battle unit. I set it in a brass tube that the Tamiya emitter housing could snap onto, locking it in aim with the laser. At dusk I could clearly see the spot on my backyard fence from my shop window, at least 100' away so it should work well.

I was looking around for a base to attach it to and saw an old B9 model on the shelf, so...Danger Danger.

Beam aimed at where the apple would be on Wittmann's Tiger.

Warning Will Robinson..... WARNING!!!

Danger...Will Robinson..... WARNING!!!

As a kid I loved GUNTER.

Are there are rules against using a laser sight in IR battle?

If not, when I'm done with this it might find it's way into the Panther gunner's sight. Pico switch activated of course.

Liability would be an issue. A major issue... Someone will get it in their eye, for sure.

I had this set up like this on my Leopard, but I just used it around the yard and never battled with it. Issue is finding a surface to locate it against That little red dot gets lost to the eye very quickly.. Seems like a good idea, but I think you will find you don't need that much precision in the shotgun blast effect of IR. This is probably more suited to an airsoft tank.

Yeah this would not go well in most any club or organized event. Lasers are dangerous to even experienced users.
Highly doubtful that it would pass any event spec inspection. Everyone would need to wear the laser filter glasses so this dog just won't hunt. Sorry.

The comment about use in the Panther was really meant as a joke, sorry if it didn't come off that way. Between the size of the diode housing and the heat it generates, it wouldn't fly even if it was a good idea. Besides the fact, like Dan mentioned, it's really hard to see the dot on uneven surfaces, it's confusing in a room, I couldn't imagine it on a battlefield.

This is solely for working out the battle unit design. The only way to be certain of results is to eliminate all variables and aiming is a huge variable. If the laser is locked on the unit base, then the IR emitter will be too.

Willy had a laser in his KT years ago. He came up with the same problem that things just move too fast to get a bead on someone. He'd occasionally light someone up and the look on their
face when they saw the red dot on their tank was priceless. This vid also has his drop down apple...he he. Scroll down to see the "hit me if you can" vid with the KT.

http://www.customrcmodels.com/videos/