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Combat Identification Panel

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systems. Originally created as a hasty expediency, the use of low-thermal-emissivity tape and physical separation from the body of the vehicle meant that the panel would appear as a contrasting dark (i.e. cooler) area through thermal viewers.
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where nearly all coalition vehicles were equipped with these devices, usually mounted on the sides and rear of the body and/or turret. Some were even mounted on the driver and front passenger doors of
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with a special cutout so the door handle could still be accessed through the panel, as well as on the hood between the windshield and the top grille.
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incidents among allied ground forces. These panels are designed to produce a distinct and easily identifiable
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The CIP is the large square panel mounted directly above the rear axle of the nearest
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with a combat identification panel mounted on the side of the turret
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and its allies to distinguish them from the enemy during battle.
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Combat Identification Panels were developed after the
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M1A1 Abrams
Coalition
Identification friend or foe
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps

Humvee
Persian Gulf War
friendly fire
infrared
thermal imaging

Challenger 2
Iraq War
Humvees
Clapboard
Invasion stripes
Tactical recognition flash
Combat Identification Panels
2005 U.S. Army Weapons System Handbook : JCIMS
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Military equipment of the United States

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