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ETR3(SS) · 02-18-10, 02:22 PM

First of all anyone who takes anything in a movie as the gospel truth, shouldn't. Plain and simple. Unless it is a documentary. Hollywood uses visual effects to keep the viewer interested.

Your post seems like you've done half of your homework. You are 100% correct on the blue lighting vs red lighting. However there were only two places on my boat that had blue lighting. Sonar and Radio. When we wanted to surface the boat or just go to periscope depth at night, we would rig the control room for black. As in no lights, except for the back lighting from gauges and indicators.

EDIT: Oh and one more thing, if you are going to copy/paste from another site you should make it a quote. So I take back my comment about you doing your homework. Also your source has NEVER served on a submarine, making him a somewhat less than reliable source.

02-18-10, 02:22 PM	#7
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	First of all anyone who takes anything in a movie as the gospel truth, shouldn't. Plain and simple. Unless it is a documentary. Hollywood uses visual effects to keep the viewer interested. Your post seems like you've done half of your homework. You are 100% correct on the blue lighting vs red lighting. However there were only two places on my boat that had blue lighting. Sonar and Radio. When we wanted to surface the boat or just go to periscope depth at night, we would rig the control room for black. As in no lights, except for the back lighting from gauges and indicators. EDIT: Oh and one more thing, if you are going to copy/paste from another site you should make it a quote. So I take back my comment about you doing your homework. Also your source has NEVER served on a submarine, making him a somewhat less than reliable source. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.