Night Distribution Percentage

[ComradeP]

The only time I used military-grade thermals was some 15 years ago. I was surprised at the time that though shapes became clear, it was very difficult to distinguish details. I thought the "blur" you see in movies was just a gimmick, but it was very real.

I was never in the armed forces, only spent a few days with the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade to see if the army was for me as a teenager. Due to hearing deficiencies, I never signed up.

I felt more comfortable with a flashlight or truck headlight as illumination. The goggles were rather disorienting.

That time, it was bright enough at night to see the sergeant and the rest of the guys, but if we had not been walking through a sandy heath with plenty of contrast, it would've been quite difficult to distinguish obstacles (branches and the like). As a small unit we could still move around. The driver of the transport didn't see us until we were next to his window, though. The usual problem of looking into a dark area from a point that's somewhat illuminated.

In game terms, assaults and disruption mechanics are already heavily abstracted, which might be why night assaults bother me less. In the greater scheme of things, I don't think they're more problematic than, say, 1 Man/D results.