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Gilligan wrote:
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Gilligan wrote:
Did you get the Molly Gear with it too?


Don't even know what Molly Gear is...What is it?


It's called Nancy Gear. Molly Gear is something classified.

The infrared hood for the signal lamp:

http://www.ussslater.org/decks/bridge/signalbr.html



Nope no nancy gear, just what you see in the pictures



http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/.../MOD4LES5.html
INFRARED EQUIPMENT (NANCY GEAR)

Infrared equipment belongs to a family of devices that use electro-optics
for communication, surveillance, detection, and navigation. Also included
are image-intensifying night observation devices, low level television, and
lasers. Infrared equipment is designed to create, control, or detect
invisible infrared radiations. The equipment is of two types, transmitting
and receiving. The transmitting (source) equipment produces and directs
radiations. The receiving equipment detects and converts these radiations
into visible light for viewing purposes, or into voice or code signals for
audible presentation. Infrared devices can be used for weapon guidance,
detection of enemy equipment and personnel, navigation, recognition,
aircraft proximity warning, and communications. Depending on its
application, the equipment is either passive or active. The active method
uses both transmitting and receiving equipment, whereas the passive method
requires only receiving equipment.

The infrared spectrum, which extends from the upper limits of the radio
microwave region to the visible light region in the electromagnetic
spectrum, is divided into three bands: near infrared, intermediate or middle
infrared, and far infrared. Devices operating in the near and middle bands
are used for ranging, recognition, and communications. They normally have a
maximum usable range of 6.5 to 10 miles. Equipment that operates in the far
infrared band is used for ranging, missile guidance, and the detection and
location of personnel, tanks, ships, aircraft, etc. This equipment normally
has a maximum usable range of 12 miles. Perhaps the most widely used
infrared transmitting gear is the VS-18/SAT Infrared Hood, with filter lens.
It is mounted on the standard navy 12-inch searchlight (Figure 4.5-32). It
blocks most visible light so that the searchlight cannot be seen from a
distance. The light is operated in the same manner as an ordinary
communication searchlight. Design variations to the VS-18/SAT Hood are used
on nonmagnetic minesweepers with an 8-inch signal light, and hand signal
lamps.

Here's mo

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...al%20la mp%22

It has some stuff on your lamp.


Nice link thanks, also has my navy issue binoculars on page 3...the
B&L 7X50 they are nice!

Joe