MIL-STD-1179 Lamps, Reflectors And Associated Signaling Equipment For Military VehiclesThis standard applies to all military combat, special purpose and tactical transport vehicles, both tracked and wheeled. Administrative and commercial vehicles are not within the scope of this standard, since total compliance with Motor Vehicle Safety Standard MVSS No. 108 is required for these vehicles. Infrared secure lighting photometric requirements apply to new military vehicles starting with serial number 1 manufactured after September 1, 1988. Retrofit, rebuild, or other modifications of military vehicles built before September 1, 1988 will conform to Secure Lighting Requirements upon determination of need and discretionary judgment by the appropriate modifying Government agent.

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MIL-STD-1179E

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Paragraph 1.                SCOPE ...............................................................................................1

1.1               Scope................................................................................................1

1.2               Purpose.............................................................................................1

2.               APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS .........................................................2

2.1               General.............................................................................................2

2.2               Government documents ...................................................................2

2.2.1            Specifications, standards, and handbooks........................................2

2.2.2            Other Government documents, drawings, and publications ............2

2.3               Non-Government publications.........................................................3

2.4               Order of precedence.........................................................................4

3.               DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................4

3.1               Headlamps .......................................................................................4

3.2               Taillamps .........................................................................................4

3.3               Stoplamps ........................................................................................4

3.4               Turn signal lamps ............................................................................4

3.5               Turn signal control unit ...................................................................4

3.6               Turn signal flasher  ..........................................................................4

3.7               Clearance lamps  ..............................................................................4

3.8               Side-marker lamps ……………………………………………….. 4

3.9               Identification lamps .. ......................................................................4

3.10             Reflex reflector  ...............................................................................5

3.11             Vehicular hazard warning flasher  ...................................................5

3.12             Vehicular hazard warning flasher switch.........................................5

3.13             Intermediate side-marker lamps ......................................................5

3.14             Intermediate side-reflex reflector.....................................................5

3.15             Parking lamps...................................................................................5

3.16             Light, warning, vehicular, rotating, DC...........................................5

3.17             Flashing warning lamps  ..................................................................5

3.18             Back-up lamp ..................................................................................5

3.19             Infrared secure blackout lamps  .......................................................5

3.20             Infrared secure blackout marker lamps ...........................................5

3.21             Military vehicle wheeled vehicle overall width...............................6

3.22             Convoy Warning Light (CWL) .......................................................6

4.               GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................6

4.1               General.............................................................................................6

4.1.1            Lamps, tail, stop, and turn candlepower ..........................................6

4.1.2            Lamp candlepower...........................................................................6

4.1.3            Intermediate turn signal lamp visibility ...........................................6

4.1.4            Lamp color intensity ........................................................................6

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