Re: [MV] Black Out Lights

Barber, Steve R. (Steve.R.Barber@gpc.com)
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 07:12:00 -0500

The forward looking blackout lights also were designed to illuminate
vertical objects (not the road in front of you). Therefore, a convoy
was less likely to be spotted from the air.

-Steve
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From: peter_galmish_at_mcrel-denver@ccmail-gw.mcrel.org
To: mil-veh@skylee.com; robert@csnsys.com
Subject: Re: [MV] Black Out Lights
Date: Friday, May 29, 1998 6:57PM

Robert,
They were supposed to allow convoy travel at night while still not
giving away their position to the enemy. If you notice that they
are
forked into two slits you will see that when you are close at night
one could see both slits. This meant that you were too close. You
were supposed to get far enough away so that they appeared as one.
When you got too far, you couldn't see them at all. My uncle said
that
he could never see the two slits good enough anyway, as you had to
have eagle vision. I am parroting what I was answered when I asked
the same question, so we will find out how close I am.
Regards,
Pete

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Subject: [MV] Black Out Lights
Author: "Robert H. Clugston" <robert@csnsys.com> at Internet-Mail
Date: 5/29/98 2:10 PM

What is the purpose of black out lights?

I ended up finding memphis equipments URL on my own

http://www.memphisequipment.com/

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