To: freemama
Mil people know exactly what, but IIRC from discussions, it means submarine going dark/using red lights that aren’t picked up on (radar?) so the enemy can’t see where the sub is. Attack mode.\
Someone will correct and/or say it better.
852 posted on
09/17/2020 2:36:39 PM PDT by
little jeremiah
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To: little jeremiah
good comment about Harris:
“If you think about it, he was allowed to say what needed to be said, and the reaction to it was like a highlighter - it lit up twitter with the information. Would anyone have noticed otherwise?”
858 posted on
09/17/2020 2:43:59 PM PDT by
bitt
(Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it)
To: little jeremiah
That's correct, LittleJ...I just looked it up!
Rig for Red: Used in submarines, to ensure all interior lighting is red and of low intensity so as to preserve night vision.
859 posted on
09/17/2020 2:44:26 PM PDT by
Miss Didi
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