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From: military@cbnews
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Vehical paint jobs
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.020303.20432@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 27 Feb 91 02:03:03 GMT
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From: sun!claris!outpost!peirce (Michael Peirce)
> From: v059l49z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul C Stacy)
> 
> I've been seeing a ^-looking marking on tanks, APC's, and other vehicals
> in the Gulf area and I was wondering if it had some meaning and if so what 
> it is.

Someone asked this on a local radio talk show.  Someone called in
and said it the "V"'s are on all allied vehicles and it identifies 
them to the air crews so they don't attack them with "friendly fire".

The "V" was choosen just for this particular battle. They are painted
in a special paint that shows up particulary well with night vision systems.

-- michael peirce (outpost!peirce@claris.com)