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Beauty and the Battleship: Marine Camouflage in World War I
- taspeotis 11y agoI quite enjoy these WW2 shenanigans [1] > To escape detection by Japanese aircraft (which the minesweeper did not have the armament to defend effectively against), the ship was heavily camouflaged with jungle foliage, giving the impression of a small island. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_(1936) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_(193...
- dsl 11y agoThis type of camo is still used in the modern day by car manufacturers. The wild patterns help disrupt camera auto-focus, and makes it more difficult to work out the shapes and dimensions from body panels when you do get a photo. http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/04/spy-photo-camera-camo-explained-whats-with-the-swirlies.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/04/spy-photo-camera-...
- febeling 11y agoLast time this came up I remember reading somewhere that dazzle camo isn't so much meant to conceal the vessel, as to make it harder to tell the course it is running - through a submarine's periscope. That was said to be critical for torpedo attack. I felt that makes the whole idea much more plausible.
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- lb1lf 11y ago@febeling - quite true, and most effective at that! I believe schemes like these were deployed to some extent also in WWII, however the advent of sonar and, later, radar probably made it less effective. It would still make life harder for the hunter, though - getting a good bearing/range/speed observation would definitely take longer, leaving the submarine vulnerable to detection for the duration.
- everyone 11y agoIs there somewhere where I can see more pictures of Dazzled ships?
- lb1lf 11y agoThis would probably be a good start: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=dazzled+ships