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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 whic

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.