what diesel powered vehicles did you have the pleasure of operating in
Europe in the 50's.
>
>As for the heat plume on start up. In the desert I have seen that both
>gas and diesel vehicle produce sufficient heat signatures to be detected
>behind the slope out of visual view upon start up or just idling. It
>was a common practice in my unit to scan the horizon of the land forms
>to our front looking for those signatures with the thermal sights. Even
>without start up, there is enough difference between the background
>temperature and the vehicle's temperature that a vehicle can be
>identified behind the slope.
Sorry Joe, but not only are there no deserts in Europe, but there
weren't image intensifiers around for general use at that period
either.
regards
Colin Brookes
Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS)
colb@xtra.co.nz
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