Vietnam Thermal Imaging

Speakers

• Speaker 1 0:00
• Speaker 2 3:03

1. 0:00

   Kapitul 1: Imagine standing watch in Vietnam after midnight. 183s · Speaker 1

   Imagine standing watch in Vietnam after midnight. Beyond your position, the jungle is almost featureless. You can hear movement, but sound alone cannot tell you what is there. A branch shifts. A shape crosses an opening. Is it an animal? An…

2. 3:03

   Kapitul 2: The advantage was still significant. 302s · Speaker 2

   The advantage was still significant. A defender who detected an approaching figure earlier had more information than one watching unaided darkness. Night observation became part of a wider system of protection. Observation also had to becom…

3. 8:05

   Kapitul 3: the light, the terrain, and the observer. 7s · Speaker 1

   the light, the terrain, and the observer. Night vision changed the battlefield. Understanding what appeared through it remained a human task.