ABOARD USS Destroyer Walker, Off Korea (October 1952) - Lookouts on this destroyer spotted North Korean work parties trying to clear debris of a bomb wrecked train near Songjin recently.
The Walker fired it's five inch guns. The workmen fled at the first flash. Soon they were back. Again the Walker's guns flashed and the workers scattered. An officer suggested flashing the search light on the beach from 5 miles away. It worked. Time and again, the Reds ran for cover at the quick flick of the 24 inch searchlight beam.
The destroyer's skipper messaged the nearby Canadian destroyer Iroquois: Have discovered that searchlight flashes shoreward scatter workmen very effectively. Am conserving ammunition and possibly running them to death. Request services of two Indians and two blankets to furnish smoke to go with searchlight flashes.