vorl bek <vorl....@antichef.com> wrote: > > I read in some magazine article that in a test, a flaring match > could be seen at 14 miles. >
I think I read something like that. That's the case where there is no other light, such as a dark night at sea. During WWII in convoys crossing the Atlantic, passengers and sailors were sometimes warned that if they lit a cigarette on deck after sundown, they would be summarily executed. U-boats patrolling the surface could spot someone lighting a match from far away. Most U-boats stayed on the surface except for brief periods during attacks or to escape from Allied warships and aircraft. - Jed
