Monday, June 15, 2015

WWⅠ Dazzle camouflage




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  1. I never understood the effectiveness of this form of camo. That it was discarded, suggests that it was somebody's wet dream and didn't work as advertised.

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  2. Interesting, but no matter how it was painted, you would still know it's a ship.

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  3. Well, the idea was to confuse about speed, direction and distance, which in the day would theoretically make it difficult to shoot at them accurately from a distance. Nowadays, getting those numbers is not a problem, but then it was eyeball - estimate, hence the effort to make that harder.

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    1. They used dye packs in the large shells so you knew that they were "your" splashes and they'd walk them to the target. However, I'm sure you're right. There must have been some utility. By WW2 all heavy ships (Heavy cruisers and larger - and some light cruisers) carried aircraft that were used for spotting the target and directing gunfire. As you suggest, that changes the game.

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  4. I've seen a lot of women wearing this pattern lately. It doesn't work on them, either.

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