[The first in a series on Tactical Night-Vision that will take us from nautical warfare in WWII, thru optical anatomy and capabilities, and wind up with deliberate night-vision training from indigenous cultures.] Mark Opens with Four Obvious Statements One -Awareness is the key to survival. Two -The key to awareness is willful directed use of the senses. Three -The primary sense in the curious biped called humans is sight. Four -Human sight does not operate at optimum capacity under low light conditions. But…we can use a series of tactical hacks to improve low-light acuity. Let’s delve into a bit of wisdom from Captain Peter Dickens, D.S.O., M.B.E., D.S.C., of Britain’s Royal Navy. Captain Dickens commanded an MTB [Motor Torpedo-Boat] during WWII. MTBs were small craft [70 footers] and mighty primitive…no radar, and, get this, no voice-radio. These wee boats were essentially electronically blind and had to rely on good eyes and unflagging...
Examining & Resurrecting Indigenous Skills and Frontier Rough & Tumble Combat