Re: UV detection mutants

At 06:58  10/01/02 +1100, Alan wrote:
>From: "Roger Burton West" <roger@firedrake.org>
>
> > Getting this _vaguely_ back on topic, does Tuffleyverse technology
> > support full-spectrum camouflage gear? Given the IR component, I
suspect
> > it would be rolled into ECM/EW to some extent.
>
>Dunno about full-spectrum, but OZCAM is both IR and visual cammo - as
>are our face creams.

I always find this information interesting, when the AUSCAM uniforms
were 
first issued, comments were made almost informally by NCOs and platoon 
commanders that they were supposed have some sort of IR camo. But this 
would be degraded by washing them, no further detailed explanation was
ever 
given and we washed our uniforms regularly. It could well be true but it

soon joined other such interesting army myths such as the 'self-zeroing 
rifle' leaving it on the range overnight, come back next morning and it 
would be zeroed in ;)

Derek

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