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This is a pretty old idea however not applied to aircraft, it was used on ships in WW1 and WW2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage http://en.wikipedi

by astrosi 15y ago

This is a pretty old idea however not applied to aircraft, it was used on ships in WW1 and WW2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

philwelch 15y ago
It's more similar to the MARPAT camouflage pattern used by the Marines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT
- ionfish 15y ago
  The rationale is closer to that behind dazzle camouflage, though—to confuse, rather than to conceal.
nosse 15y ago
Zebras used it even before that. Practically all camouflage ideas can be found from nature.
- ayu 15y ago
  Except they used it to deter bloodsucking insects. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120209-zebra-stripes-horseflies-bugs-akesson-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120209-zebra-st...
  - nosse 15y ago
    How do you explain okapi and quagga? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga
    - dfc 15y ago
      Explain what?
      - nosse 15y ago
        If stripes are for insects not biting, then how come some species have developed only partial stripes? Would not make sense to get all the flies to concentrate on your non striped body-parts... Against lions this makes perfect sense as having striped backside makes the overall shape harder to grasp.
        dfc 15y ago
        Its not that I agree with the parent but did you read the linked article? "The results may help explain why zebras' skinniest stripes are on their faces and legs. "That's also the place where you have the thinnest skin," said Åkesson, of Sweden's Lunds University." But as I stated up thread even if this research was definitive it does not preclude the camouflage benefits...
  - dfc 15y ago
    Except that is just one study, not definitive and does not preclude multiple benefits.
jstclair 15y ago
And similar to German WWI "Lozenge" aircraft camoflauge, which I'm surprised the OP didn't mention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge_camouflage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge_camouflage
ralfd 15y ago
Why did I never see this in movies?

by astrosi 15y ago

This is a pretty old idea however not applied to aircraft, it was used on ships in WW1 and WW2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

philwelch 15y ago

It's more similar to the MARPAT camouflage pattern used by the Marines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARPAT

ionfish 15y ago
The rationale is closer to that behind dazzle camouflage, though—to confuse, rather than to conceal.

nosse 15y ago

Zebras used it even before that. Practically all camouflage ideas can be found from nature.

ayu 15y ago
Except they used it to deter bloodsucking insects. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120209-zebra-stripes-horseflies-bugs-akesson-science/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/120209-zebra-st...
- nosse 15y ago
  How do you explain okapi and quagga? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga
  - dfc 15y ago
    Explain what?
    - nosse 15y ago
      If stripes are for insects not biting, then how come some species have developed only partial stripes? Would not make sense to get all the flies to concentrate on your non striped body-parts... Against lions this makes perfect sense as having striped backside makes the overall shape harder to grasp.
      - dfc 15y ago
        Its not that I agree with the parent but did you read the linked article? "The results may help explain why zebras' skinniest stripes are on their faces and legs. "That's also the place where you have the thinnest skin," said Åkesson, of Sweden's Lunds University." But as I stated up thread even if this research was definitive it does not preclude the camouflage benefits...
- dfc 15y ago
  Except that is just one study, not definitive and does not preclude multiple benefits.

jstclair 15y ago

And similar to German WWI "Lozenge" aircraft camoflauge, which I'm surprised the OP didn't mention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge_camouflage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge_camouflage

ralfd 15y ago

Why did I never see this in movies?