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"Lieutenant! We're sticking out like sore thumbs here! Why did we go with bright-fucking-red as our uniform colour? The enemy can clearly see us coming!" "Corp
by function_seven 4y ago
"Lieutenant! We're sticking out like sore thumbs here! Why did we go with bright-fucking-red as our uniform colour? The enemy can clearly see us coming!"
"Corporal, your job is to bang on that drum as we march, not complain about military fashion."
- chrisseaton 4y ago> We're sticking out like sore thumbs here! As I just said, the design consideration wasn't to not stick out. 'Shock action' is a modern military term, but that's partly what they were trying to achieve in those days through visual impact. 'Shatter the enemy's cohesion and will to fight' is something they were trying to achieve through visual impact. As another example today, think about why the UN paint their vehicles white. It's because their visibility and presence on the battlefield provides a tactical effect.
- denton-scratch 4y agoI didn't think that UN peacekeepers appeared on battlefields - don't they normally stay in their bases, or patrol peaceful areas? There usually has to be some peace before the peacekeepers rock up.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> don't they normally stay in their bases, or patrol peaceful areas The point is they turn up and show they're there to react if needed. You can see they're there because they're painted white. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Protection_Force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Protection_Forc... I think 60 or so British UN peacekeepers were killed there, for example.
- seanw444 4y ago> UN > Tactical effect Hehe. Last thing I want helping me are Peacekeepers.
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