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what's the red light for?
Posted by: Kruger ()
Date: January 14, 2002 03:24AM

<HTML>Hiya,

just saw "Das Boot" again on DVD (the director's cut version) and started wondering about the red light.
Can anyone explain why they used red light in certain situations onboard?

for saving electrivity?
because it looks cool?


Thanks, Matt</HTML>

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what's the red light for? Kruger 01/14/2002 03:24AM
Re: what's the red light for? Keith Lloyd 01/14/2002 04:13AM
Re: what's the red light for? Yuri IL\'IN 01/14/2002 10:21PM
Re: what's the red light for? W. Frank 01/14/2002 04:20AM
Re: what's the red light for? Leif... 01/14/2002 07:33AM
Re: what's the red light for? Doxbox 01/14/2002 04:16PM
Re: what's the red light for? Parade 01/14/2002 08:25PM
Thanks a lot! Kruger 01/15/2002 12:14AM
Re: Thanks a lot! Peter Colson-Osborne 01/16/2002 04:25PM
Re: what's the red light for? Stuart Cockroft 01/19/2002 04:05PM
Dangers using red light: Don't navigate using red Jack 01/15/2002 12:24PM
Re: Red goggles are OK! Garth 01/15/2002 12:54PM
Re: Red goggles are OK! Parade 01/15/2002 10:14PM
Re: Dangers using red light: Don't navigate using J.T. McDaniel 01/15/2002 10:42PM
Submarine on Reef jim kippola 01/16/2002 03:15AM
Re: Submarine on Reef dogbox 01/16/2002 10:28AM
Re: what's the red light for? Rodney Martin 01/28/2002 09:39PM


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