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Ships in WWII used to use techniques like this as well. I saw a great exhibit on camouflage at the Imperial War Museum that featured quite a few examples of thi

by xbryanx 13y ago

Ships in WWII used to use techniques like this as well. I saw a great exhibit on camouflage at the Imperial War Museum that featured quite a few examples of this: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30019323 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30019323

bch 13y ago
dazzle camo (razzle dazzle): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage
- dangayle 13y ago
  Whoa. Cool.
hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
I think it deserves a little more explanation: This camouflage was effective not at hiding the ship, but denying the U-Boat captains the ability to see in which direction it's moving to properly launch torpedoes. The patterned painting makes it harder to find where the bow is pointing to.
- colomon 13y ago
  Thank you, because I was just imagining painting the bottom of the ship to look like the top, to confuse subs into thinking it had capsized or something.
- moheeb 13y ago
  I think it deserves a little more explanation That is probably why they included the hyperlink.