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In terms of clarity and target ID, yes. In terms of gain and ease of walking around at night, iffy.
The main difference between gen2 and gen3 is that gen3's sensitivity peaks in the near IR spectrum, making it more effective for picking up the ambient IR light available at night.
Downside is if it's REALLY low end gen3, the lower resolution and lower SNR will affect your ability to ID targets.
It's a similar situation to comparing top end gen1 to bottom end gen2. The top end gen1 has excellent clarity and decent resolution, but the gain is shit. The bottom end gen2 has WAY better gain, but it just as ineffective as gen1 because the noise and resolution is so bad.
However as I said, the gen3 is operating in a different spectrum than gen1 and gen2. Ultimately it really comes out to dollars per effectiveness. If we're talking old ass like omni 2/3 tech, then I'd rather have a photonis SHP tube
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