From:	ArcLight <arclight@**************.COM>
Subject:	Re: thermographic vision-question
Date:	Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:03:13 +0100

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> Subject: Re: thermographic vision-question

<snip>

> hey now, wait a second. I thought IR *could* see through walls,
> but IMO, I
> would apply the barrier rating to the perception target number. Just the
> *possibility* of seeing through a wall like that would be nice.

What about this situation: some guard hides behind a wall, as you hosed
enough lead to his direction that he dived into cover. So he is, as I said
before, behind a wall. Now, if he is in physical contact to him, eg not
just standing there but leaning to that wall, would he reveal his position
by changing its temperature? How long would this take?

ArcLight
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